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Embracing Rockland, Belfast, Camden, Rockport, Bucksport, Ellsworth, Thomaston, 
Waldoboro', Warren, Damariscotta, Wiscasset, Newcastle. 



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EARLY HISTORY. 



In one sense, the history of Eockland may be said to have 
begun about a century and a quarter ago; for it was in 1707 that the 
site of the present city was first visited by white men, who were any- 
thing more than explorers or hunters ; but the first permanent settle- 
ment within the limits of the township was not made until two years 
later, and even as late as 1795, there was but one house where the city now stands: so that, for 
all livaetical purposes, the history of Eockland may be said to have opened with the present century. 
The pioneer visitors came from Upper St. George, (now Warren), and consisted of three brothers, 
named Lermond — hence the early designation of the i)lace as "Lermond's Cove." 

They built a camp and got out a cargo of oak staves and pine lumber, but afterward returned 
to Warren, and the first permanent settlers came to Eockland in 1769, during which year eight 
men built log cabins and set about the clearing and cultivation of the land. One of them, John 
Lindsay by name, located upon the site of the present city, and for nearly thirty years remained 
^'monarch of all he surveyed," the year 1795 finding his little hut the only one within the city 
limits. This year is memoral)le as the date of the inauguration of an industry which was destined 
to bring that region fame and fortune ; to bring about a change in its name, and to give it a national 
reputation, for it was in 1795 that John Ulmer, of Waldoboro, removed to Eockland and began the 
manufacture of lime. 

Just ten years after Eockland was first visited, or in 1777. the town of Thomaston was incor- 
porated, it including all the land within the present limits of Thomaston, South Thomaston and 
Eockland. 



4 ROCKLAND AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

The tiny settlement at Lermond's Cove was informally given the name of Shore Tillage and 
retained it nntil about 1820, when a post office was established there and the name of East 
Thomaston was adopted. At this time the entire township of Thomaston contained 242 dwelling 
houses and 228 barns, and the total value of real and personal estate amounted to $162,504 ; while 
the population included 1,343 males and 1,308 females. In 1830 it had increased to 4,221, and in 
1840 to 6,227 ; but the census of 1850 gives Thomaston a population of but 2,723, this great shrink- 




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age being due to the division of the town in 1848, when South Thomaston and East Thomaston 
■were set apart in spite of the earnest opposition of the residents of a portion of the township. The 
census of 1850, gives South Thomaston a population of 1,420 and East Thomaston or Rockland, 
a population of 5,052 ; these figures giving eloquent testimony as to the gain that "Shore Tillage " 
had made during the preceding score of years. This gain was due chiefly to the many advantages 
the locality offered for the prosecution of ship building and lime manufacturing, for Rockland was 
famous even among Maine towns and during the most i)rosperous period of the ship building era, 
for the number, magnitude and excellence of the vessels produced ; and her preemience as a lime 
manufacturing and shipping centre, was then as now, beyond dispute. In fact it was the direct 
cause of the name of the town being changed from East Thomaston to Rockland, for although the 
ostensible reason advanced for the change of title was that so pojmlar and important a community 
should have a more distinctive name, the matter would never have been pressed, were it not for 
the popular conviction that the interests of the town would be promoted by having increased 



ROCKLAND AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 5 

attention called to its natural advantages by the adoption of the name of Rock-laud — "the land 
of rock," and, above all, of lime-rock. The necessary vote was passed at a town meeting held in 
May, 1S50, and the petition presented to the Legislature, was granted July 17th of the same year. 
It is exceptional, even in this progressive country, for a community to receive a city charter within 
half a dozen yeai's of its incoporation as a town, but that is Rockland's record, for it was incor- 
porated as East Thomaston in 1848 and in 1854 the Legislature granted a city charter, subject to 
the acceptance of the same by popular vote. A special town meeting was accordingly held June 3, 
1854, and the charter was accepted by a vote of 238 to 110. That evening the victorious party 
proved their willingness to assume the expense and trouble of carrying on Rockland as a typical 
American city, by marching through the principal streets behind an enthusiatic brass baud ; by the 
vociferous ringing of bells, firing of cannons, lavish use of iire-works, burning of tar barrels and 
other familar but ever effective methods. The eighth day of July following was devoted to the 
election of the necessary officers, and, with the Hon. Knott Crockett as mayor, Rockland took her 
place as the eighth Maine city in order of incorporation and as fifth in population. 

THE CITY OF ROCKLAND. 

Rockland is beautifully situated on Rockland Bay, on the western side of Penobscot Bay, and 
possesses one of the best harl)ois along the coast, east of Portland. This harbor is enclosed by two 
headlands, Jameson's Point, or rather Rockland Bay Point as it is now called, and the long 
peninsula of South Thomaston, ending ^in the odd and picturesque formation, known as "Owl's 
Head." The original harbor was too open on one side to be safe, but this fault has been remedied 
by the construction of a great t>reakwater and seamen now consider this to be one of the safest anchor- 
ages along this truly "stern and rock- bound coast." 

Rockland is located in the eastern part of Knox County and is the shire town, as well it may 
be, for it is not only very convenient of access but is the only city iu the county and contains more 
than a quarter of all the inhabitants, while its estate valuation is nearly one-third of the aggregate 
valuation of the one city. 14 towns and one organized plantation of which the county is composed. 
It is 105 miles from Boston In" water and IHB l)y rail: it being the terminus of the Knox & Lincoln 
Railroad, which extends to Bath, a distance of 50 miles. Portland is 88 miles from Rockland by 
rail and Bangor is 70 miles distant by water. 

The townshii> is small in area and very irregular in outline, and is bounded on the north by 
Warren and Rockport ; on the east by Penobscot Bay ; on the south by South Thomaston and 
Thomaston, and on the west bj- Thomaston and Warren. The surface is extremely rough and varies 
greatly in altitude : the land along the shore being low and comparatively level, while farther back 
it rises into hills, which form a part of the chain beginning in Thomaston and ending in the 
Camden Mountains. There is a large meadow in the northwestern part of the township ; and the 
combination of hills and i)lains, marine views and smiling lanscapes, in Rockland and its environs, 
is very uncommon and very attractive. There is a very considei-able forest growth in portions of 
the township and many of the street of the city are beautifully shaded ; elm and rock maple being 
the prevailing shade trees. As the city is located on level land, it may be seen to much better 
advantage from the neighboring headlands and hills iu the rear than from the Bay, although the 
view of it from the water is more impressive to the imaginative stranger, as it is seen then before a 
back-ground of smoke and tlame, which give it a certain unconventional and even barbaric ap- 
pearance, very attractive to admirers of the i^icturesque. This fact is emphasized in the following 
brief description of Rockland Harl)or — a description written more than a quarter of a century ago, 
and since quoted almost innumerable times, for ajJiiarently no article on Rockland and vicinity is 
considered comi)lete without it — 



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"This harbor, with its shore-built city, canopied by clay with the terebinthine smoke, antl 
illuiiiinated at night with the brilliant fires of innumerable limekilns, presents a pleasing appear- 
ance from the water, and seen from the beautiful heights in the rear, is full of magnificence and beauty, 
said by some to be second only to the far-famed Bay of Naples, and is considered by seaman to be 
one of the safest anchorages on the coast, the excellent breakwater shielding vessels from storms 




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from every point of the compass." It is barely possible that some of our readers may not recognize 
"terebinthine" at first sight, for few of us are on speaking terms with words of that calibre, and 
as dictionaries are not always ready at hand, it may be well to explain that Webster defines 
"terebinthine" as meaning, "pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine or partaking of 
its qualities." So it will be seen that " terebinthine " smoke is perfectly harmless to man and beast, 
as the patent medicine advertisements have it, in spite of its formidable name — in fact, rather bene- 
ficial than otherwise. 



The Lime Business and otlier Manufacturing and Mercantile 



interests. 



But even were the contrary the case, the residents of Eockland would much dislike to see any 
considerable diminution of the smoke produced, unless it follow as a result of using patent kilns of 
one form or another, for " the more smoke the more lime," and on the quantity of lime produced 
and shipped the prosperity of this " shore-built city" mainly depends. But it was not always 
thus. The time has been when ship building was the leading industry ; when hulls launched from 
Rockland's shores floated iir every sea and were the envy and admiration of foreign ship builders, 
owing to their graceful lines, great speed and entire sea- worthiness under all conditions of weather. 
The ship •• Defiance," launched in 1852, was the largest ever built in Maine up to that time, and 
the following year witnessed the launch of the " Red Jacket," a ship of 2,500 tons burden. She is 
repoited to have made the quickest passage across the Atlantic ever made by a sailing vessel, and 
also the quickest trip from Australia to Liverpool and return. Besides the.se monster vessels, many 
smaller ships of from 500 to 1,200 tons burden were built, together with a great number of brigs, 
banjues and schooners, some of the latter being so small that the hull of one of them could almost 
be hoisted to the davits of the great three or four masted schooner of the present day. 



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In the year 1854 the Eockland ship yards sent out eleven ships, three barques, six brigs and 
four schooners— aggregating 17,365 tons, and in 1855 and 1856, a good deal of ship building was 
done, but after that the business gradually declined, and were it not for the lime manufacturing 
business, the city of Rockland would have diminished in wealth, population and importance as 
rapidly as it had grown. But Rockland lime has become almost if not quite as universally known 





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as were Rockland ships. Truly has it been said : " Rockland lime is known the wide world over," 
for it is the most famous lime now produced and bids fair to continue to be so for years, if not ages 
to come ; the quantity of lime rock being apparently inexhaustible and the quality being kept 
fully up to the high standard which has long since made comparison with lime from this city, the 
test by which lime from other sections is judged. There are some ninety lime-kilns in town and 
the larger porportion of them are of the latest improved type and hence are able to produce lime of 
maximum quality at minimum cost. The average daily production is from four thousand to five 
thousand casks, and the shipments from this port of lime and other commodities, and the 
shipments to it of wood and of other lime manufacturer's supplies, besides the great variety o 
articles consumed by a population of more than 8,000, give employment to about 200 sailing vessels 
in addition to the steamei-s carrying passengers and freight, which regularly touch here. 

From the time that John Ulmer began lime manufacturing in Rockland in 1795, up to the 
present day, the Iransportation of rock to the kilns and the lime from the kilns, has been of prime 
importance and has caused much costly experimenting. More than forty years ago a company was 
formed to build a plank road to facilitate the moving of the heavy commodities in all weather, but 
it was soon found that the proposed roadway would not long be of service, for on an experimental 



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piece of road the heavy wheels cut through three-inch phinks in less than two years. A macada- 
mized road was suV)stituted, but this was but an evasion of the question, and it was not until the 
increase in wealth of the community warranted the building of a railroad that the problem of cheap, 
exi)editious and reliable transportation was satisfactorily solved for all time. This road was built 
by the leading citizens of Rockland, organized as the Limerock Railroad Company. Its construction 




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was begun early in the year 1888, and it was planned so as to touch every limekiln and connect with 
the Knox & Lincoln R. R. It is a standard gauge road equipped with efficient rolling stock includ- 
ing powerful locomotives and its usefulness can hardly be overestimated ; for the terrors of suow, 
frost and mud are quite eliminated and the lime manufactuiers of Rockland are now better i^repared 
than ever before to maintain the leading position they have held so long. Mr. W. T. Cobb is 
president of the company ; Mr. Henry X. Pierce is treasurer and Mr. Rodney L. Fogg is snpeiin- 
tendent. Although lime manufacturing is by far the most imiiortant of Rockland's industries, it is 
by no means the only one worthy of mention, for in addition to the large amount of work turned out 
by those who supply local and suburban needs, as for instance carriage and blacksmiths, tailoi-s, 
dressmakers, milliners, custom shoe makers, etc., there are many who produce goods for general use. 
Perhaps the most notable industry, aside from the lime manufacturing, carried on in Rockland, is 
that of granite cutting, and, indeed it has increased so rapidly in importance that the name chosen 
for the city on account of the amount of lime-rock it contained, has become more ai^propriate than 
ever, and there are many who believe that Rockland is so called in honor of the granite quarries. 
But as a matter of fact, the quarries are not in Rockland at all, and the granite business could not be 
called a Rockland industry, were it not for the fact that the companies working the many valuable 
quarries at South Thomastou and on the islands in Penobscot Bay, have their headipiarters in this 
city. Some of the finest public and private Iniildings in the United States, are built from stone fur- 



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mished by Rockland contractors, and a large amount of first-class monumental work is also 
produced, goods being shipped to many ijoints in the distant West as well as throughout New- 
England. 

It has been suggested that au appropriate motto for so great a lime manufacturing centre as 
Rockland, would be, "Cement to the Union," and certain it is that she is capable of 
furnishing not only " Cement to the Union," but massive blocks of firm-grained granite which, 




Main Street, looking South from Brook Street. 



bound together with lime from her many quarries, may defy the assaults of time, as the Union itself 
hardens and becomes more and more impregnable with the progress of years. 

Next in importance to the granite l)usiness is the manufacture of clothing, for this has 
developed in a few years from very small beginnings to an industry of very considerable magnitude 
and its prospects were never brighter than they now are. The public exposure of the infamous 
" sweaters' shops" carried on in New York, Boston and other large cities, has driven a consider- 
able portion of the business away from these over-crowded centres of population and has proved a 
boon both to producers and consumers, for it has done much to destroy the unhealthf ul conditions under 
which the work was formerly done and to place upon the market clothing that is not saturated with 
germs of disease, but on the contrary, is made in airy and healthful workrooms, amid pleasant 
surroundings, by decently paid operatives. No one possessing a spark of humanity, can read the 
hideous details of the work of " sweaters" as given in the daily press and in several ))ooks which 
have been written upon the subject without being moved to compassion for the poor victims and 



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without being inspired with strong indignation against the merciless taskmasters who fattened on 
their unpaid labor and who benefitted no one but themselves, for it has been demonstrated that the 
" sweating " system is as unjustifiable from an economic as from a humane standpoint and that its- 
effect Is simply to enrich an utterly useless " middleman" at the joint expense of worker, manu- 
facturer, dealer and consumer. The evil was so hideous that its continued existence depended. 




Main Street, looking South from Limerock Street. 



entirely upon public ignorance of it, and now that exposure has been made, its race is run and its 
utter extinction is only a question of time. 

The manufacture of clothing is being largely transferi-ed to places where labor is cheap because 
the cost of living is cheap, and not because over-competition forces the acceptance of work at 
starvation prices. Rockland is admirably qualified to take a leading position in the clothing trade 
for the cost of healthful and pleasant tenements, of suitable food and of other necessaries, averages 
considerably lower than in large cities ; the cost of factory room is much less, the transportation 
facilities are excellent and the city is very accessible from any of the Eastern and Middle States. 
The local Board of Trade is fully alive to the advantages the city offers to clothing manufacturers, 
and recently built a factory capable of affording employment to 700 hands. There are several large 
and prosperous concerns in the business and there is no doubt that the industry has " come to stay " 
and is destined to rapid and pronounced development. 

There are three ship yards in town and two marine railways, together with four ship smiths ; 
so that there is no lack of facilities for ship building and repairing, and a good deal of the latter 



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work is done. Boat building is an industry worthy of mention, as is also sail making ; the 
advantages offered by Rockland sail makers causing many important orders to be placed here. 
Ship brass-work, fastenings, etc., are largely manufactured and cooperage work is also quite 
extensively carried on. Other industries include carriage manufacturing, soap making, tripe 
and tallow manufacturing, tanning and patent medicine manufacturing, so it will be seen that 
there is a considerable diversity of manufacturers at Rockland after all. Owing to the favorable 
conditions affecting transportation to the city by sea, lumber, both long and short and comprising 
all kinds, nuiy be bought here in any desired quantity at very low rates ; and it is largely owing to 
these same conditions that leading wholesale houses are able to furnish goods at figures which cause 
their trade to extend to many distant points. The local and suburban trade of the city is of course 
very extensive, and the Rockland merchants have no reason to fear competition from any quarter, 
for the simple reason that their goods and prices will, as a whole, compaie favoi-ably with those of 
any other Maine city, Portland not excepted. 

Rockland as a Summer Resort and Tourists' Centre. 

Of all the states in the Union, Maine offers the most attractions to the pleasure tourist, 
and this is the case not only thi-oughont late spring and summer, but also when the brightly painted and 
softly dropping leaves admonish us that winter is near at hand and that the woods, fields, lakes and 
streams are now holding out irresistible attractions to the sportsman ; for Maine, if not the oft 
mentioned " sportsmen's paradise," is the nearest approach to it that New England can furnish. 
Maine is especially rich in cities and towns that are attractive as summer resorts, as well as populous 
and prosperous, and no city possesses this combination to a greater degree than Rockland, especially 
since late improvements on Rockland Bay Point have so perfected its many natural advantages, as to 
make it difficult to find its equal in New England. Of the scenery as one approaches Rockland by water 
so thoroughly seasoned, impartial and accurate an observer as Samuel Adams Drake has written, 
in his latest charming volume, " The Pine Tree Coast," "Owl's Head iishers at once upon a scene 
almost too beautiful to profane with speech when we are looking at it ; impossible to find language 
to do it justice when memory would summon it before us again. Our pencil is no talisman. One 
shrinks from the attempt to reproduce the charm of life and color, its rich warmth and glow, its 
exquisite modulations, its masterful breadth, with our cold, lifeless imitation sketch." " Out there 
in the distance are the Camden Hills with the morning mists still clinging about their sunburnt 
flanks. One by one they slowly rise and soar away. Over all stands aged Megunticook warming 
his broad back in the sun. How the old fellow scowls when some truant cloud comes between it 
and him! Long leagues of grayish green shores, streaked with soft sunshine, stretch on beyond 
the leagues of lustrous, cool gray water, impaljiable shapes rise out of the distant sea. Indis- 
tinguishable sounds are borne to us by the warm breezes from off the land. The shores glide by ; 
the waves purr soothingly along the beaches. A shriek startles us! we look up, to see a city 
drawn up at the water's edge. We have been dreaming, and the dream is over." A little further 
along in his chapter concerning Rockland and vicinity, Mr. Drake pays this appreciative and admir- 
ably worded tribute to the enterprise, industry and resources to which the origin and development 
of the city are due. " One feels, however, a certain pride in a seaport which is both self-creative 
and self-sustaining, as against those marts of trade which serve merely as storehouses for taking in 
and i)utting out other people's merchandise." And of the scenery en route to Camden from Rock- 
land, he says, "The new resort at Bay Point is especially noticeable. One falls head over ears in 
love with these velvety undulations of smooth shore land, after seeing the long leagues of unsightly 
ledges that tear their way through the thin crust of soil. Here all is sunny and green down to the 



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water's edge. Trees grow, flowers bloom, and gardens and groves proclaim a more genial climate; 
nor are we insensible to the change from the rasping breezes of the open sea to the softer and more 
gentle winds that come off the hxnd." The resort at Eocklaud Bay Point, was brought to public 
notice by a stock company formed in 1887, with a capital of $100,000, and it is worthy of note, as 
showing that the advantages of the locality were widely known even before improvements were 
made, that men from Kansas City and St. Louis united with Rockland men to furnish the necessary 



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capital and perfect the necessary organization for the erection of a large and lirst-class hotel, the 
building of cottages, the laying out of streets and grounds, and the furnishing of a water supply, 
electric lighting i)lant and ither requisites of a really high-grade modern summer resort. In some 
respects the experiment was a bold one. and failure was freely predicted but the croakers have been 
silenced by the unanswerable argument of palpable success and the enterprise is now so firmly estab- 
lished that its continued prosperity would seem to be as assured as anything so evanescent as watering 
place popularity well can be. The situation of Rockland Bay Point, about mid- way between the White 
Mountains and Bar Harbor, is very favorable, and one of the chief charms of this resort is that the so- 
journer can choose between mountain, sea and country scenery and can enjoy all the diverse pastimes 
peculiar to the mountain, to the inland town and to the seaside watering place. The summer 
tourist stoi>ping at Rockland can regulate his actions to suit his own sweet will, not to mention 
such ignoble considerations as the length of his vacation and of his purse. He can wear the most 
stunning get-ups which the most depraved taste of the most ardent Anglo-maniac can devise. He 
can adorn his more or less manly person with "blazers" which will make even the gaudy potato 
bug hide his diminished head at the triumph of " art " overnature, and he can wear "fancy"' shirts 



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so very "fancy" that it seems a shame they should have been taken from the fancy goods store 
from whence they came. In short a man may pat on all the " style " his constitution can stand ; 
he may drive spirited horses in dashing vehicles ; may secure hotel accommodations that would do 
no discredit to Boston or New York and may " pay for his whistle " accordingly ; or he may wear 
clothes that will cause passing tramjjs to greet him as brother ; may put up at a boarding house 
more or less •• cheap," and may do his riding or rather driving (with the accent on the drive) be- 




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hind " the old mare " hitched into the farmers' "carriage," theorigin of which, like that of the 
animal which draws it, is lost in the dim vistas of a remote past. Or, if he be especially desirous of 
mortifying the flesh, he may even " camp out," for this is a free country and only a few of the more 
rapid and obvious modes of suicide are forbidden. But no matter how he may spend his vacation, 
as an aristocrat or as a semi-tramp ; in a hotel or in a boarding house, or out in the cold world 
with only a thickness of canvass between him and all out doors, he is assured congenial company 
and plenty of it, and he may depend upon enjoying himself here if he can anywhere. You are by no 
means tied down to Rockland and vicinity, although there is enough within a few miles of the centre 
of the city to interest and amuse most pleasure seekers and every lover of nature, from May to Decem- 
ber. Rockland is the tourist centre for all the adjacent country, for not only is it the terminus of 
the Knox & Lincoln R. R., which goes to Bath, 50 miles distant, and there connects with the Maine 



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Central R. R. , but it is a starting point for steamers for all points on the Penobscot River and 
Bay, including Yinalhaven, Hurricane and Dix Islands. Bar Harbor and Sullivan. There are daily 
stages to Camden, Rockport, Liucolnville, Xortbport and South Thomaston, and let us say i-ight 
here, that the Rockland stage is no weak imitation of the mighty original, but a regular Simon Pure 
"Concord,'' drawn by four horses, and as delightfully rickety appearing and acting and really 
" safe as a bank " as any mountain stage you ever rode on. Nothing is more difficult to write and 



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more impossible to read than a formal account of steamboat and railway "connections," and the 
average human intellect so revolts fi"om the task of " making out" one of those ingeniously compli- 
cated time-taViles that most railway companies see fit to inflict ui)on the public, that we may readily 
believe the story that tells how the president of such a road asked his companion, the general ticket 
agent of the same road, when the next train left for Washington. He did not know, so they got a 
time-table and after puzzling over it for a while, a happy thought occurred to the president. 
"Let's ask a brakenxau," said he. They did so, and the knotty problem was solved. So we don't 
propose to give anything like a time-table or schedule of the railway and steamboat service from 
Rockland, but would most respectfully advise the interested reader to secure the latest "official" 
figures, peruse them carefully and then hunt up some well informed person and get from him the 
desired information. But at least, we may say, that Rockland is on the line of the Portland, Mt. Desert 
and Machias Steamboat Co. and on that of the Boston & Bangor Steamship Co., and that during the 
summer a special line is run to Bar Harbor and intermediate points ; while the Ellsworth & Rock- 
land Steamboat Co. run a steamer from Rockland to Ellsworth during the season of open navigation. 
It has been said that " there is no place of resort, within one hundred miles of Rockland, to which 



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excellent connections cannot be made here, and of which this is not in many respects, the 
most happy and advantageous centre," and the more you travel about, using Rockland as a starting 
point, the more will you appreciate the force and justice of that asserton. This city has a great 
future before it as a summer resort alone, to say nothing of its promise of industrial and 
mercantile prominence, and even were its transportation facilities far inferior to what they actually 
are, Rockland would still offer many attractions to the pleasure tourist, for the opportunities for 
swimming, fishing, sailing, rowing and driving are excellent ; beautiful walks abound, there is good 
shooting to be had in the immediate vicinity, and the active and the indolent ; the young and the old ; 
the man who seeks "exercise" and the worn out individual who yearns only for rest — all can 
spend a week, a month or a season here with pleasure and profit, and all can find accommodations 
suited to their means no less than to their tastes or their requirements. 



THE WATER SUPPLY. 

One of the oldest and most famous physicians in the United States has recently stated that his 
experience, extending over a period of nearly half a century, has convinced him that the health of a 
<'ommunity is more directly dependent upon the character of the water supply than upon any other one 
condition. To use his own words, "Given a suitably abundant supply of jjure water and a reason- 
ably intelligent and well-informed population, and the danger from destructive fevers and almost all 
other forms of contagious disease is largely obviated." Ifot only from a medical but also from an 
economic point of view, the advantages arising from a lavish supply of pure water are difficult to 
overestimate, and among the inducements Rockland offers to manufacturers, by no means the least 
important, is that of a practically boundless supi^ly of water so pure that it is most admirably adapted 
for the use of manufacturing chemists, of makers of mineral waters and other beverages, and for 
use in boilers. Among Rockland's claims as a summer resort, also, mention should be made of the 
water supply, for it is a well-known fact that the advantages arising from the pure air, opportunities 
for recreation, etc., afforded bj- many widely advertised summer resorts, are largely neutralized by 
the lack of a pure and healthful drinking water ; while that obtained at Rockland is unsurpassed, 
if indeed it be e(iualled, in the entire country. We know that a similar claim is made in connection 
with the water supply of many other cities, but in Rockland's case the fact can be substantiated by 
documentary evidence, and the matter is of such prime importance that in spite of the small amount 
of space available, we feel justified in presenting such evidence and hence reprint the following article 
which originally appeared in the Rockland Courier-Gazette : 

WONDEKFULLY PUKE. — WHAT CHEMISTS SAY OF OUR MiRROE LAKE WATER 

A discussion having arisen as to the comparative effect of various hard and soft waters on 
metals, a sample of Mirror Lake or Mountain Spring water, with which Rockland, Thomaston, 
Camden and Bay Point are supplied, was sent to Dr. H. L. Bowker «& Co. of Boston, with a request 
for an opinion, and an incidental suggestion that the result of an analysis of the water would be 
agreeable. Bowker & Co. are the noted luanufacturing chemists located at 20.5 and 207 Franklin 
street, Boston, the senior member of the firm being State Assayer for Massachusetts. After 
receiving the result of the firm's investigation, the recipient of their answer asked permission to 
publish the letter, and received the following : 

Boston, July 7, 1891. 
ME.SSES. JoH>- Bird & Co., 

Rockland, Me. 
We have yours of July 3d acknowledging the receipt of ours of a previous date. In testing 
your water for its action upon boilers we had no idea of finding such a remarkably pure water, and 
did not write the letter to you with a view of giving you any false hopes or encouragement. If 



16 ROCKLAND AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

what we have written would he of any advantajie to you to jniblish it, you are welcome to do so. as 
I feel it is a duty that I owe to the public, holding the position that 1 do, to give them truthful 
information in regard to the use of water, food, etc., which comes to me for examination, whether 
it be favorable or otherwise. 

I am often criticized for condemning water that people wish to use, that it is really a pleasure 
to find that which T can recommend. I can only repeat what I have previously stated, that the 
water is of remarkable purity. 1 should be willing to pay a very high price if I could obtain the 
wat«r fresh for my own use, for domestic and manufacturing purposes. 

Yours Truly, 

H. L. BOWKER. 

Having received the above consent The Ccoukiee-Gazette has been permitted to publish that 
portion of Dr. Bowker"s first letter, which has to do with the remarkable purity of Mirror Lake 
water : 

Massachusetts' Assayer. 
Messrs. John Btep & Co., 

EOCKLAND, Me. 

Gentlemen : — We have received the sample of water you sent us and have made a careful test 
of it, and would say in reply that it is one of the finest waters that we have ever found in the state 
of Maine. This water. I think, would be more valuable to you than anything that you can manu- 
factur, I do not know what your supply is, or where it comes from, but from our test of what 
you had sent us Ave would say that it is far superior to the Poland Spring water or any other water 
that ever came from your state. 

We have become very much interested in this matter, and if you have a supply of this water 
we should advise you to find some means of putting it upon the market. Of course we do not know 
what your resources are, but if you have an abundance of this water that can be easily obtained, we 
would recommend you to ])lace it upon the market by all means, as soon as possible. The best 
waters now are those that are absolutely i)ure. 

You had better have a thorough analysis made of this water, and then take some means to let 
the public have the benefit of so pure an article. I have not written this to you in the hojje of secur- 
ing any additional work or for the purpose of making a special analysis, but I feel it my duty to 
notify people when they have an article of so much value as you have in this water. ***** if 
your water was in Boston, we should be happy to pay you a very handsome sum of money for your 
franchise. " Y'ours very truly, 

H. L. BOWKER & Co. 

The singular unanimity of noted chemists in their opinion of the purity of our Mirror Lake 
•water supply is well illustrated by the following, which has been previously published : 



Maine's Assayer. 

BowDoiN College, 
Brunswick, Me, 



} 



Hon. a. F. Crockett, 

President Camden and Rockland Water Co., 
Rockland, Maine. 
Dear Sir : — My analysis of your Mountain Spring water, taken from Oyster River Lake, justifies 
me in certifying tliat it is"a water of extraordinary purity. There are, in fact, absolutely no injurious 
ingredients in it : it is almo.'^t as jiure as the purest spring water I ever analysed — purer, even 
than the celebrated Poland Spring water — audi think it would be hard to match it anywhere. 
The people of Rockland are to be congratulated on having a supply of such water. 

Very truly yours, 

Franklin C. Robinson, 
Prof, of Chemistry and Assayer for the State of Maine. 

Additional evidence could be presented if necessary, but we have given enough to satisfy any 
unprejudiced person, and as for others, "A man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion 
still," and nothing is to be gained by making assurance doubly sure in such a case as this. 



ROCKLAND AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 17 

Kockland has had a water supply since November, 1851 ; the original service having been 
afforded by the Kockland Water Company, chartered in 1850 and organized the following year. The 
company built an a(iuedu<t from Chickawauka f.ake, which lies partly in Kockland and partly in 
Camden, and although the work had been sutMciently advanced by the middle of November, 1851, to 
allow the water to reach the city, it was not until a year from then that th<! system approached 
completion, the directors reporting in October, 1S52, that fourteen miles of pipe had been laid. 
Curiously enough, the year following the general introduction of the water service, was, and is chiefly 
distinguished for the large number and great destructiveness of the fires which occurred within it, 
they being so numerous and causing such heavy loss in porportion to the wealth and population of 
the town, that it is said the fire record for that year has but few parallels in the history of the 
country. The very first day of January, 1S5.3, witnessed a fire that caused a loss of more than 
twenty thousand dollars, and so impressed the citizens with a sense of their defenseless condition 
that V)efore the end of the month they held a town meeting and voted to buy two engines and 
necessaj'y apparatus and provide suitable engine houses. But prompt as this action was, it was 
not prompt enough, for about a month afterward, or Fel)iuary 28, 1853, a fire occurred which inflicted a 
loss of about ten thousand dollars, and just a month later, or March 28, a third fire caused a loss of 
about eight thousand dollars. There was no fire in April, but on the 22nd of May the fire fiend made 
u J) for lost time with a vengeance, foi- a fire broke out in a store on Main street and swept away hotels, 
l)usiness blocks, residences and stables; consuming every building on the west side of Main street 
for a considerable distance, as well as many on the cast side, and causing a loss of from 8175,000 to 
$200,000. Cyrus Eaton says, in his history of Thomaston, Kockland and South Thomaston: 
"The causes which led to so extensive a destruction of property, was the strong wind blowing at 
the time ; the lack of water in the hydrants, from its having been shut off for a few days before, and 
the tide being out ; together with a want of engines ; the only one in town not being in good working 
condition, and the two new ones ordered not having yet arrived, though both those from Thomas- 
ton with many of its citizens came and rendered effective aid." Happily this was the last of this 
remarkable series of conflagrations, the cause of which has never been definitely determined. Of 
course, incendiarism was freely charged and very generally suspected, Init it is by no means clear 
that any adequate motive existed for such a crime, and as no specific accusations were ever made, 
the probability is that the fires were due to accidental causes and that their number and close suc- 
cession, are merely among those strange coincidences which give point to the saying of the French 
philosopher : " It is the unexpected that happens." Perhaps the most remarkable fact to be noted 
in connection with this episode in Rockland's history, is that it apparently had no deterring effect 
upon the steady increase in the town's prosperity. As has been said by a recent writer, "This 
wholesale leveling of the city by fire, occasioned a great deal of rebuilding, and consequently a wide 
improvement in the lay and appearance of the town resulted. Though much capital was lost, the 
l)usiness boom which sprang up, was most beneficial in its effects and tended practically to redeem 
those losses. The city suffered no depression whatever, but seemed to come out of each new fire 
with much greater forward impetus than before." A community which has suffered so from fire, 
should be thoroughly appreciative of the importance of maintaining an adequate fire department, 
and it is perfectly natural that the Rockland department should not be surpassed by that of any 
city in the state having no greater population. 

The same thing may be said of the financial, or more properly, the banking facilities of the city, ' 
for these are most excellent in quality and most abundant in quantity and have an extremely im- 
portant bearing upon the opport unties Rockland offers for the successful prosecution of manu- 
facturing and mercantile enterprises. There are three national banks in town, their capital aggre- 
gating |!355,000 and they tieing well and favorably known throughout New England. There is also 
a Trust company with a capital of .¥100,000, and a savings bank whose resources exceed $800,000. 



18 ROCKLAND AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

Last, but by no means least, is a loan and building association, organized by leading business men 
and a great success from the start. It is rendering most powerful aid to those who wish to own 
homes of their own, and also provides a means of profitable and safe investment, and the money 
thus received goes to build up Rockland aud thus increase the valuation and diminish the rate of 
taxation in the city. These loan and building associations have met with decided success in every 
city and town where they have been properly inaugurated and wisely managed, and the Rockland as- 
sociation is in many respects a model society of its kind and cannot be too heartily commended. 

There are many other associations in town which are worthy of detailed mention, the most of 
them being of a benevolent and fraternal character and doing excellent work, but the limitation of 
space forbids our noticing them at any length and we will simply say that the list includes several 
Masonic societies ; associations of Odd Fellows ; Independent Order of Good Templars ; Knights 
of Pythias ; Knights of Honor ; Royal Arcanum ; Order of United Friends ; Sous of Veterans ; 
Knights of Labor; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Patrons of Husbandry; Xew England 
Order of Protection; T. INI. C. A., and others, not forgetting a flourishing Grand Army Post, for 
Rockland made a magnificent recoi'd during the Rebellion and it is especially fitting that a city whose 
sons showed the highest patriotism and bravery particulary as members of the " The Iron Fourth," 
of ISIaine, should be the headquarters for one of the most notable of the many notable Grand Army 
Posts in Ifew England. The A'arious religious societies of the city represent the leading denomi- 
nations, and the church edifices are sufficiently numerous and capacious to satisfy all requirements. 
This is also true of the school houses ; and in short nothing is lacking in the advantages offered by 
Rockland as a place of residence to prevent it from being a typical New England city ; aud when we 
have said this it is hardly necessary to add that there is an excellent public library, well 
managed and liberally patronized. As regards to the future of Rockland, it may be said, that not 
before, since the war, has the outlook been so promising. The continued prosperity of the lime 
industry seems to be assured ; but the most hoiieful sign is the prevailing tendency to establish 
new and varied industries, as is spoken of more in detail in another portion of this sketch.. 

The homely old saying which warns us not to put all our eggs in one basket, is founded upon 
the solid bed-rock of common sense, aud for many and obvious reasons it is well that the prosperity 
of the community in general and the individual members of it in particular, should not be dependent 
upon any one line of industry, so matter how vast and how substantial it may be. Rockland made 
a substantial gain in population from 1880 to 1890, and her estate valuation increased from $2,951,019 
to $4,370,556. Such a showing tells its own story of steady and pronounced growth, and there is 
good reason to believe that it will be equalled if not exceeded by the showing that will be made 
at the opening of the coming century of the doings of the present decade. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 




Shipping Whaisf at Vixal Haven, Me 



BODWELL GEAXITE COMPANY, Granite 

Contractors, Koekland, Maine. Enormous as is the 
present consumption of granite it is but an earnest of 
what may reasonably be expected in the future, for the 
demand for this stone has increased by leaps and bounds 
of late years, and is sure to continue to increase as the 
country grows in wealth and culture. Although Xew 
Hampshire is known as tlie "Granite State," Maine 
furnishes some of the most beautiful, durable and easily 
worked granite to be found in the market, and the stone 
taken from some of our Maine quarries is endorsed by 
leading architects, as one of the most valuable building 
materials yet discovered. Maine granite is sliipped to 
all parts of the countrj-, and is used in the most prom- 
inent, elaborate and costly buildings, and also in struct- 
ures where massive strength is the first consideration : 
the most widely known structure of this kind, in which 
Maine granite was used being the famous suspension 
bridge connecting New York city and IJrooklyn. The 
Bodwell Granite Company, of Koekland, furnished the 
stone for that bridge, and no better way to give an 
adequate idea of the reputation of their product and the 
magnitude of their business can be adopted than to 
present a list of some of the more important works for 
which they have furnished, and are furnishing granite. 
It is as follows : Contractors for furuisliiug Granite for 
New State, War and Navy Departments IJuilding. 
Washington, D. C. ; Masonic Temple, Record Building, 



Western Savings Fund Building, 
and Pennsylvania H. K. Passenger 
Station, ..tc., Philadelphia; Pliila- 
delphia County Jail, Penn. ; Base- 
ment of New Post Office and Court 
House at Erie, Pa. : Caruegie Free 
Library Building, Allegheny City, 
Penn. ;" Fidelity Title and" Trust 
Company Building, Newark, N. J. ; 
Savings Bank Building, Wilming- 
ton, Del. ; New ('ustoni House and 
Ollice, Cincinnati. Ohio ; New Post 
Court House and Post Office, At- 
lanta. Ga.: New County and City 
Buildings, New Board of Trade 
Building, Otlioes for Pullman Co., 
Counselmau Building, Home In- 
surance Co. Building, Peck Build- 
ings, and Auditorium Building, 
itc. Chicago, 111.: St. Louis 
Bridge, Missouri : North Western 
Insurance Co. Building, Milwau- 
kee, Wisconsin : Polished Granite 
for the State House, Indianapolis, 
Indiana ; New Post Office, and Custom House, Brooli- 
lyn, N. Y. : New York and Brooklyn Bridge, Harlem 
liiver Bridge, Welles Building, Mutual Life Assurance 
Company Building, Manhattan Bank Building, Kelley 
Building", Metliodsit Book Concern Builrting, Fifth 
Avenue and 20th Street, Havemeyer Residence, 
Fifth Avenue and OOth Street, Sun Insurance Co. 
Building, Mechanic's Bank Building, Ac, New 
York; Wellington Building, Jordan, Marsh & Co, 
Building Ac, IJoston; New Custom House and Post 
Office, Fall River, Mass. ; Peabody's 'I'own Buildings, 
Peabody, Mass.: Gen. Wool Monument, Troy, N. Y.; 
Pilgrim's Monument, Plymouth, Mass.; Smith Monu- 
ment, Philadelphia; Mausoleum and Monument for Dr. 
Gibson, Jamestown, Penn., Ladeu Mausoleum, Wood- 
lawn Cemetery, New York, &c., &c. The company 
have quarries at Fos Island, Spruce Head, St. George", 
and Jonesboro, Maine, the quarry at Jonesboroallording 
a red granite of line quality. The company was incor- 
porated in 1871 and is named in honor of the late Gov- 
ernor Bodwell, who founded the business in connection 
with Moses Webster, subsequently vice-president of the 
company. Tlie present officers are; (ieorge M. Brain- 
erd. President; John S. Case, Yice-President; E. U. 
Lawry, Secretary and Treasurer. The company's facil- 
ities are very extensive, and tlie heaviest contracts can 
be expectedat short notice and at the most favorable 
rates. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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J. F. GEEGORY & SON, Medium and Fine 
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Furnishing Goods, Traveling 
Bags, Etc. One Trice Store. 421 Main, foot of Lime 
Kocli Street, Rockland, Maine. The establishment con- 
ducted by J. F. Gregory & Son is the only " one price " 
store in Rockland and is one of the best known in this 
vicinity, and the stock carried is worthy of the spacious 
quarters it occupies, for it is not only very extensive 
tjut is so complete in every department that all ages, all 
sizes and all conditions can easily and successfully be 
catered to. The establishment in question was founded 
by Messrs. ,1. F. Gregory & Sou in 1SS9. They are both 
natives of Rockland, and certainly need no introduction 
to our readers, or for that matter to the general public 
throughout this vicinity, for they give personal atten- 
tion to the supervision of the enterprise, serving all 
patrons alike, all goods bearing the price plainly marked 
and there is no deviation. Tliey spare no pains to fully 
satisfy every jiatron. The premises occupied are 
located at 421 ^laiu Street, and cover an area of 1500 
square feet. The stock is arranged to excellent ad- 
vantage, the task of selection thus being made easy and 
pleasant. Medium and tine clothing of every description 
is offered at the lowest market rates, together with a 
most carefully chosen assortment of hats, caps, furnish- 
ing goods, traveling bags, etc., the very latest fashion- 
able novelties being fully represented. Employment is 
given to three eflicient and courteous assistants, and 
goods in all departments will be cheerfully shown, 
equal consideration being given to large and small 
buyers, and every article guaranteed to prove precisely 
as represented. 



G. A. AMES, Livery, Sale. Boarding and 
Baiting Stable, Limerock Street, Rockland, JIaine. Old 
Stand, opposite Post Office. The character of the livery 
service offered at the establishment now conducted by 
Mr. G. A. Ames, should certainly be thoroughly 
familiar to the residents of Rockland, for this stable has 
been carried on for many years. The business was 
started by Mr. Albert Berry, who was succeeded by 
Messrs. Ulmer & Oberton iii 18S5, and came into the 
possession of the present proprietor in 1891. Mr. Ames 
is a native of Rockland, and is well known among the 
business men in this section of the State. His stable is 
sp.acious and well arranged and is looked upon as head- 
quarters of the livery service in this vicinity. We 
would therefore advise all interested readers who desire 
a team for business or pleasure, or who have horses 
which they want fed or boarded to give Mr. Ames a call, 
as his terms are very moderate, and good horses and 
easy vehicles, and first-class appointments are at hand 
for the accommodation of livery patrons, for Mr. Ames 



takes pride in maintaining the high reputation his 
establishment has so long held. Horses placed here for 
sale will be shown to the best advantage. Mr. Ames 
gives close personal attention to all details of his busi- 
ness and spares no pains to satisfy the most critical 
customer. The charges are uuiformlj' moderate in every 
department and all orders will be filled in a most satis- 
factor}- manner. 



S. p. PEESCOTT, Dealer in Hard Wood, 
Hay, Straw, Coal, Slabs, Edgings, Sawdust, Cooperage 
Stock, Etc. Sawed and Split \Vood Constantly on Hand. 
Office and Wood Yard in the rear of the brass foundry 
of ,1. G. Torrey & Son, Main Street, Rockland, Maine. 
Mr. S. R. Rrescott is a native of Rockland and is one of 
the best-known business men in town, he having carried 
on his present enterprise ever since 1851 and built up a 
very large wholesale and retail trade extending 
throughout this section of the State. He is a dealer in 
hard wood, coal, slabs, edgings, sawdust, cooperage 
stock, etc., together with hay and straw, he carrying a 
very heavy and complete stock and being prepared to 
till large and small orders without delaj- and at posi- 
tively bottom rates. The office and wood yard are 
located in the rear of the brass foundry of J. G. Torrey 
& Son, Main Street, the yard having an area of 2 acres 
and ample and convenient storage facilities being pro- 
vided. Orders may be left at Cornelius Doherty's, Main 
Street, if more convenient, or if sent by mail are also 
assured prompt and careful attention. A stock of 
sawed and split wood is constantly on hand, and will be 
cut to anj' special dimensions desired at short notice ; 
employment being given to S assistants, and no jjains 
being spared to deliver orders promptly at the time 
promised. 



FAERAND, SPEAE & CO., Manufacturers 
of Lime, and Dealers in Flour, Corn, Groceries, Pro- 
visions, Paints, Oils and Cordage. 5S6 Main St., corner 
Rankin, Rockland, Maine. Such of our readers as are 
at all familiar with Rockland's business interests must 
be more or less acquainted with the enterprise conducted 
by Mes3rs. Farrand, Spear & Co., for this was inaugu- 
rated more than a score of years ago and has held a lead- 
ing position almost from the start. The original firm- 
name was Farrand & Spear, and in 1882 it was changed 
to Farrand, Spear & Co., owing to the admission of Sir. 
H. G. Hall. The present firm is constituted of Messrs. 
G. L. Farrand, H. G. Hall and E. B. Spear, all of whom 
are natives of Rockland. Mr. Farrand has served as 
Representative in the Legislature, and both he and Mr. 
Spear have been connected with the city government. 
The firm are large manufacturers of lime, thty operating 
three kilns and employing some 30 men in that industry, 
the product for 1890 exceeding 100,000 casks. It is of 
uniformly reliable quality and is readily marketed, the 
concern being In a position to quote prices in strict 
accordance with the lowest prevailing rates. The same 
statement may be made in connection with their busi- 
ness as dealers in flour, corn, groceries, provisions, 
paints, oils, cordage, etc., for their prices on these com- 
modities are as low as can be named on goods of 
standard merit. The firm are agents for the North 
Marine Railway and also for Atlas Powder, tliey being 
prepared to furnish the latter commodity in quantities 
to suit and to quote manufacturer's rates on large 
orders. The store is located at No. 586 Main Street, 
corner of Rankin, and sufiicient assistance is employed 
to ensure prompt and careful attention to every 
caller. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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JOHN BIRD COMPANY, Incorporated. 
Wholesale Grocers, Importers aad Manufacturers, 445, 
447, 449 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. .lohn Bird 
Company is one of the recent corporations in Rockland, 
it having been incorporated in 1S!)1, but the business it 
carries on is one of the oldest in the state, it liaving been 
founded by Mr. John Bird, Senior, nearly sixty years 
ago, or in 1S32. In 1855 his son, John Bird, Jr., was 
admitted to partnership, the firm style becoming John 
Bird & Co. In 1862 another son Sidney M. Bird was 
admitted without change of firm name. In ISGO Mr. 
W. H. Bird, son of John Bird, Jr., became a partner. 
In lS!tO Mr. Elmer S. Bird, a son of Sidney M. Bird, 
entered the firm. Mr. John Bird, Sr., died in 1808 at 
the age of 71 years. In 1891 the business was reorganized 
and incorporated as John Bird Company all the above 
part'>ers being prominent in its organization: Mr. 
Eugene M. Stubbs, Chas. U. Keen, Wm. L. Allen and 
Maynard S. Bird, all having been in the employ of the 
firm for j'ears and are also prominent in the corporation. 
And hence the John Bird Company contains a large 
force of business men trained by long experience in all 
the details of its vast business and all are giving close 
personal attention to their particular brancli of the busi- 
ness. The company is financially strong and ranks with 
the leading wholesale grocers, importers and manufac- 
turers of Xew England, very few houses east of Boston 
approaching it in the magnitude and character of their 
business. Very spacious premises located at Xos. 44.5, 
447 and 449 Main St., are occupied and an immense stock 
is carried, it including Flour, Feed, Teas, Coffees, 
Spices, Canned Goods, Molasses, Syrups, Kerosene 
Oils, and in short a full line of Staple and Fancy 
Groceries, etc. The company are direct importers of 
many of the commodities handled and are thereby in a 
position not only to supply them at the most favorable 
rates but to guarantee their quality and to fill the 
heaviest orders without delay. The company are man- 
ufacturers of spices, coffee and extracts, liniments, etc., 
and have a very extensive plant in a two story brick 
building on the west side of Main St., opposite their 
wholesale store and offices, which is fitted up with a 
complete plant of improved machinery run by steam 
power. Their " Three Crow ■■ brand of spices and ex- 
tracts are considered " standard"' by the trade, and a 
large business is done in the manufacture of Harris's 
Anodyne Liniment of which thej- are the proprietors. 
Another large building is devoted to the storage of 
flour, molasses and other heavy goods. The whole 
business in its various branches requiring a floor space 
of about 25,000 square feet. The organization of the 
company is as follows : President, Mr. John Bird ; 
Vice President, S. M. Bird ; Secretary and Treasurer, E. 
M. Stubbs; Directors, John Bird, .S. M. Bird, E. M. 
Stubbs, W. H. Bird, E. S. Bird. 



W. H. KITTREDGE, Druggist and Apothe- 
cary, dealer in Drugs, Patent Medicine, Perfumery, 
Toilet Articles, etc. Tobacco and Cigars. .300 Main St., 
corner Park. The business carried on by Mr. W. H. 
Kittredge is of old establishment and has changed hands 
a number of times but has never more thoroughly de- 
served and more generally received the confidence and 
esteem of the public than since it has been under the 
present management, — a period of nearly 20 years. One 
of the earliest proprietors was Mr. J. C. Moody, who 
was succeeded by Mr. Nathan Wiggin, he by Messrs. 
J. S. Hall & Co., then by M. S. E. Benson, he "by Mr. J. 
C. Blagdon, and he by the present proprietor, who is a 
native of Mount Dessert, Maine, and assumed control of 
the business under consideration in 1872. Mr. Kittredge 
is a thoroughly trained and expert druggist and apothe- 
cary and has built up a large prescription trade, it 



having become a matter of common knowledge that 
prescriptions are filled at his store with the nicest ac- 
curacv, at short notice and at moderate rates, while the 
drugs" and chemicals used are of standard strength and 
quality, being the best the market affords. Besides 
dealing largely in Drugs, Patent Medicines, etc. Mr. 
Kittredge carries a choice stock of Perfumery, Toilet 
Articles, Tobacco, Cigars and Sundries, utilizing spacious 
premises at No. 300 Main st., corner of Park, and em- 
ploying 3 assistants. 

C. H. PENDLETON, Wholesale Dealer in 
Pendleton's Panacea, all kinds of Essences, Salves, 
Plasters, etc., and Retail Dealer in Drugs, Fancy Goods, 
Confectionery, Cigars, etc., Rankin Block, North End. 
Rockland, Me. The business conducted by Mr. C- H. 
Pendleton, or Dr. C. II. Pendleton as he is generally 
called, is divided into two departments, the wholesaling 
of that valuable and popular remedy known as " Pen- 
dleton's Panacea," together with all kinds of Essences, 
Salves, Plasters, etc., and the retailing of Drugs, Medi- 
cives and chemicals. Proprietary Remedies, etc., and of 
Fancy Goods, Confectionery, cigars, etc. Dr. Pendle- 
ton was born in Rockland, and during the 20 years that 
he has carried on his present business has gained so 
high a reputation as a dispensing chemist that it is but 
natural that many should make is a point to have all 
their prescriptions compounded at his establishment, 
which is located in Rankin Block, North End, and is 
thoroughly fitted up and heavily stocked, particularly 
with pure Drugs and Chemicals. Dr. Pendleton makes 
charges in the prescription department as low as is con- 
sistent with the use of the best obtainable ingredients, 
and also quotes very low rates on Fancy Goods, Drug- 
gist's Sundries and in fact all the many articles in which 
he deals. 



JAMES WIGHT, Practical Gas and Steam 
Fitter; Dealer in Pipe, Steam and Hot Water Fittings, 
Rubber and Hemp Packing, Waste, Rubber Hose, Lubri- 
cating Oil. Agent for Knowles & Blake's Steam Pumps. 
Steam and Hot Water Heating, with all the Modern 
Improvements. Shop on Park Place, Rockland, Maine. 
No man who has had experience with defective steam, 
gas, water or drain pipe wsnts to have it repeated, for 
such things are always annoying and in many cases are 
dangerous. So deadly an agent as illuminating gas, 
cannot be too carefully confined, and although steam is 
comparatively harmless as far as danger to life is con- 
cerned, still it may seriously damage valuable propert}' 
and should be kept where it belongs. Therefore piping 
of all kinds should be carefully done by competent 
hands, and as not all those who "profess to be skilled in 
this line really are so, we take pleasure in calling the 
readers attention to Mr. James Wight, doing business 
at 10 Park Place, for we know that this gentleman is an 
expert in this branch of business, and may be fully 
depended upon to satisfactorily carry out any operation 
which he may undertake. Mr. Wight is a native of 
Lowell, Mass., and is widely known and highly re- 
spected throughout Rockland and vicinity. The enter- 
prise under his charge was started by him in 1865 and 
has for many years been an assured success, as the 
public are quick to perceive the advantages of dealing 
with his house, and have consequently given it liberal 
patronage. Mr. Wight is a practical gas and steam 
fitter, also agent for the Knowles & Blake steam pumps, 
and deals in boilers, steam engines, hot water heaters, 
pipe, steam and hot water fittings, rubber and hemp 
packing, waste, rubber hose, lubricating oil, etc. Six 
capable assistants are employed, and orders for gas, 
steam or hot water, of w'hich lie makes a specialty, will 
be done at short notice and at prices that cannot fail to 
be satisfactory. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



F. L. CIT]\[MTNG, Grocery Wajrons. Road 

Buflgips ami Sloifilis. Piirtioulnr atttMiticm given to 
order work. Uepniniig done in tlie liest manner at the 
sliortest notii'e. I'ark Street, near Main, Hookland, 
Maine. It is the simplest thlnfj in the word to do tlie 
very liest of work at -^iirpri.^iiifjtly low rates— on paper, 
but when it eonies to earryinj; out llie promises so made 
that is a liorse of another eolor. as many have learned to 
their sorrow who have been deluded hy the seductive 
advertisements of certain wHfjon and earriajje manufac- 
turers, most of whom are located in the West. Our 
western fellow citizens are enterprising and " smart " 
hut the smartest of tliem can't make a silk purse out of 
a soaw"s ear and no more can they make a dependable 
vehicle out of second-class material, — and at tlie prices 
?ome of them (luote the use of lirst-i'lass material is 
simply impossible. There is nothing to hinder our 
leadiiij; Maine nninufacturers of wagons, etc., from 
doing lirst-class work as clieaply as those of any other 
section, and practical proof of tlds is atlbrded "by the 
prices (|UOted by Mr. F. T,. Cunnnings on Grocery 
Wagons, Koad Huegies, Sleighs, etc., for it is conceded 
by competent judges tliat these are as low as can be 
named on vehicles of e(|ual merit. Mr. Cummings 
generally has a fine assortment of carriages, wagons and 
sleighs in stock but lie makes a specialty of order work 
and can execute commissions at very short notice. He- 
pairing also is done very promptly and in first-class 
style, and carriage and wagon painting is an important 
feature of the business. The premises utilized are 
located on Park St., near Main, and comprise .'i buildings, 
— a carriage repository, a carpenter shop and a black- 
smith's shop. Employment is given to G competent 
assistants. Jlr. Cummings has carried on this enter- 
prise for '20 years, was at one time connected with the 
city governmeut and is very widely known. 

LOTTIE E. LAWRY, Stonof^naplicr and Type 
Writer. Stenographic Commissioner to take Deposi- 
tions, Trustee Disclosures. Ac, for State of Maine, .'!8S 
Main Street, Pillsbury Block, Itockland, Jlaine. The 
value of the services of an expert stenographer and 
type writer to professional and to business men is so 
generally recognized that it would be quite superrtuous 
to enlarge upon the subject in tliese columns; sullice it 
to say that so long as •• time is money." so long will 
such services be largely availed of. This being the 
case, it is not surprising that Miss T.ottie E. Lawry 
should have built up an extensive business since begin- 
ning operations in IJockland, in ISSii, for she is a thor- 
oughly competent and reliable stenographer and type 
writer, and her charges are as moderatt as her work is 
satisfactory. Miss l.awry is stenograj 1 i commissioner 
to take depositions, trustee disdosuK f. etc., for the 
State of Maine, and has also been appointed otVicial 
Reporter of the Probate and Insolvency Court in this 
county. So it goes without saying that she is thorough- 
ly familiar with legal forms, as well as well versed in 
mercantile methods and terms. Her oflice is at No. 3SS 
Main Street, Pillsbury Hlock, and communications to 
that address are assured prompt and careful attention. 
Miss l.awry is a teacher of stenography and type writ- 
ihg, and her methods of instruction are thorough, 
comprehensive and practical, thereby difiering material- 
ly from those in vogue in certain "colleges" and 
" schools," as many a "graduate" of such institutions 
can testify from sad experience. Her terms are reason- 
able and we take pleasure in recommending her to such 
of our readers as may desire tuition in practical, every- 
day stenography ami type writing, as we are convinced 
that no more competent and faithful teacher can be 
found in this section of the .State, and that rapid prog- 
ress is assured to those who will practice diligently and 
intelligently. 



THEODORE ROOSEN. Dealer in Fresh and 
Corned Meats, Ham, Lard, Ruttcr, Cheese, Sausage, 
Tripe, Family Croceries and Country Produce. South 
Main Street, Corner Holmes, Hockland, Maine. Very 
nearly a score of years has elapsed since the founding of 
the business carried on by Mr. Theodore I'oosen, it having 
been inaugurated on lS7i, by Mr. J. C. Pottle, who was 
succeeded three years latcrby Mr. Joseph Emery. In 1876 
Mr. George Daggett assumed control and was succeeded 
the following year by Mr. Keniston, who gave place in 
1S7!I to Mr. Alton Stover. The next proprietor was Mr. 
G. 11. Hlethen who was succeeded by Mr. Poosen in ISS."). 
He is a native of Denmark but has long resided in this 
country and served in the 20th. Maine Infantry during 
the Pebcllion. Mr. Poosen is a dealer in Fresh. Corned 
and Smoked meats. Family (iroceries. Country Produce, 
etc., and constantly carries a large stock including Beef, 
Mutton, Pamb, Pork, \'eal. Ham, Lard, Tripe, Butter, 
Cheese, Sausage and provisions in general. His prices 
are right, his goods are reliable, and sufficient assistance 
is employed to ensure the prompt and accurate filling of 
orders, so that the steadily increasing popularity of his 
store is only what might natnrallj' be expected. It is 
located at No. lo!i South Main St., corner of Holmes, 
and is well equipped in every respect. 



E. A. BUTLER, Insnrance and Ship Broker, 
417 Main Street, Kockland, Maine. The shipping in- 
terests of Rockland are so extensive and so important 
that many of the most prominent business men in the 
city are identified with tliem, so it is not at all surpris- 
ing that the present mayor of Kockland sluuld be a 
marine insurance and ship broker, especially as his 
facilities for the transaction of business in both the lines 
mentioned are exceptionally extensive, he being in a 
position to execute commissions promptly and on tlie 
most favorable terms. Mr. E. A. Butler is a native of 
Ivockland, and has carried on his present business since 
1S76. lie has long been prominent in public as well as 
in in mercantile life, having served three years as 
alderman and now serving his second term as mayor. 
Mr. Butler represents such leading insurance companies 
as the Union Marine, of Bangor, the Boston Marine, of 
Boston, and the Merchants Marine, of Bangor, and is 
prepared to place large or small lines of insurance on 
hulls and cargoes promptly and at the lowest obtainable 
rates. His otlice is located at No. 117 Main Street, and 
adequate assistance is employed; all communications 
being assured immediate and careful attention. 



E. A. KNOWLTON, Carpenter vS: Builder, 
Rockland, Me. That there is an active and incessant 
demand for the services of reliable and experienced 
Carpenters and Builders, hardly needs to be stated, for 
in so large and enterprising a city as Rockland is. tliere 
is a very considerable amount of building going on con- 
tinually aiui the carpenter and builders' business is cor- 
respondingly prosperous. Among those builders who 
have proved themselves worthy of the highest confi- 
dence and appreciation, mention should rightfully be 
made of Mr. F.. A. K'nowltou of aO'.t Main st., for since 
operations were begun by him, in ISSO, he has made an 
enviable record and gained the good will of all with 
whom he has had dealings. Mr. Knowlton is a practical 
Carpenter. Builder, and Cabinet Maker, and is very well 
known throughout this city. He employs only thoroughly 
experienced assistants and although doing a large build- 
ing business he by no means neglected his jobbing trade 
but on the contrary gives all such orders the most 
prompt and painstaking attention and when desired, can 
execute repairs of any kind at remarkably short notice. 
His prices are always moderate and fair, and his busi- 
ness is a steadily growing one. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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MRS. J. C. REILLY-SULLIVAN, Fine 

Millinery and Worsted Goods, 340 Main St., Rockland, 
Maine. Mrs. .1. C. Rellly-.SuUivan has carried on the 
popular millinery establishment with which she is now 
identilied since 1889, but its origin dates much farther 
back than that, it having been opened by Miss A. B. 
lieilly in 1874, and having long been a favorite among 
the ladies of liockland and vicinity. Its popularity 
steadily increases from year to year and the excellence 
of the service increases correspondingly, the result 
being that there is not a similar store in the city more 
worthy of liberal patronage. Spacious premises located 
at No. .'!40 Main St., are occupied, they having an area 
of 1.000 square feet and containing a most attractive 
stock of line millinery comprising the very latest fash- 
ionable novelties. Trimmed and untriramed hats and 
bonnets, feathers, ribbons, laces, plushes, velvets, orna- 
ments, flowers, in short a complete line of millinery 
goods may always be found here, and the prices quoted 
on them will bear the severest comparison with those 
named elsewhere on equally desirable articles. Order 
work is a leading specialty, and as Mrs. Sullivan 
employs three competent assistants and gives personal 
attention to the filling of orders, she is^in a position to 
execute commissions at very short notice. 

J. FRED HALL, ^lanufacturer of and 
Dealer in Carriages and Sleighs. Particular Attention 
Given to Ordered Work. Repairing Done in the Best 
Manner. Main Street, Rockland, Maine. Although it 
is a comparatively easy matter to construct a " hand- 
some " carriage or sleigh, by the liberal use of paints .and 
varnish, still the old proverb hits the nail on the head 
when it says, "handsome is that handsoni(! does," and 
the finest appearing of vehicles is of but little value 
unless it has other and more practical qualities to 
recommend it. Strength, lightness, durability, style, 
all these qualities must be combined in a carriage and 
sleigh before they can be considered as first-class, and 
it is owing to his success in " striking " this combina- 
tion that the productions of Mr. J. Fred Hall have 
(gained the high reputation they now enjoy. This 
gentleman is a native of Rockland, and is well-known in 
this city. This enterprise was founded by Mr. Hall in 
1866, the premises occupied being located on Main St., 
and comprising a three story building 42 by .")2 feet in 
size, with an ell measuring .32 by 70 feet. Mr. Hall is 
a manufucturer of and dealer in carriages and sleighs, 
and also deals in other manufacturers make. Particu- 
lar attention is given to order work and repairing, which 
is done in the best manner possible. Our space will not 
permit us to describe the many facilities observable in 
this well-equipped establishment and we can only say 
that they are of the best. Ten thoroughly capable and 
reliable workmen are constantly 'employed, thus ensur- 
ing the prompt execution of all work entrusted to this 
house. Mr. Hall is in a position to fully guarantee his 
carriages and sleighs, and can meet all competition as 
regards prices or finish. 

JOHN H. McGRATH, Dealer in Corn, Meal, 
Flour, Fresh and Corned Meats and Fish of all Kinds. 
Provisions and Country Produce. No. 80 Sea Street, 
Rockland, Maine. The importance of Rockland as a 
business centre is not easily over-estimated, for the city 
is one of the leading trade centers in this section of the 
.State, and the residents of the country for miles around 
have come to look upon Rockland as the place where 
supplies of all kinds can be bought to the best advan- 
tage. This condition of aflairs has not been Itrought 
about without hard and intelligent work on the part of 
our local merchants, and can only be maintained by a 
continuance of the present policy of " quick sales and 
small profits." Of course there are some establish- 



ments which are recognized as being the leaders in a 
movement to supply consumers at the lowest possible 
rates, and very prominent among these is that conduct- 
ed by Mr. .fohn H. McGrath, at Xo. 80 Sea Street. This 
enterprise was started in 1877 by Mr. Maurice McGrath, 
who was succeeded by his son, the present proprietor. 
He is a well known retail dealer in corn, meal, flour, 
also fresh and corned meats and fish of all kinds, as well 
as provisions and country produce in great variety. 
Any attempt to describe the stock within our necessarily 
limited space could result in nothing but failure and we 
will simply say that it is exceptionally complete in every 
department and is constituted exclusively of fresh, 
salable goods, comprising the very best articles the 
market afibrds. The premises comprise two floors, each 
covering an area of some 825 square feet. Employment 
is given to two assistants thus assuring immediate and 
careful attention to every caller, and while every 
article is warranted to prove as represented the prices 
are in every instance as low as the lowest. 

C. F. KITTREDGE, Dry and Fancy Goods, 
402 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. Mr. C. F. Kittredge 
was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, was one of the forty- 
niners, having sailed from Boston .Ian 11, 1849, on the 
barque Oxford, arriving in San Francisco after a pas- 
sage of 222 days by way of Cape Horn, reniained seven 
years; returning, commenced in Rockland in 18.57 in the 
dry and fancy goods business, and has been in the dry 
goods business here longer than any other local mer- 
chant and is an acknowledged authority in the trade, as 
his store is a leading favorite among the best-informed 
" shoppers," and the public in general. He was con- 
nected with the city government for two years and so 
generally known in business and social circles through- 
out this section that extended personal mention is 
rendered entirely unnecessary. The premises made use 
of for the accommodation of his large and comprehen- 
sive trade are located at No. 402 Main Street, and have a 
total area of about 3,400 s(iuare feet. The stock includes 
dry and fancy goods and millinery of every description, 
and in view of Mr. Kittredge's unequalled experience in 
catering to Rockland trade it seems hardly necessary to 
say It is chosen with exceptional skill and is remarkably 
" clean " in every department. Positively the latest 
fashionable novelties may be obtained at the represent- 
ative store, including some styles and goods not to be 
found elsewhere in Rockland, and the prices are as low 
as the lowest in every instance, Mr. Kittredge not allow- 
ing any dealer to undersell him, quality for quality. 
Employment is given to three well-informed and polite 
assistants, and prompt and careful attention is assured 

G. M. TIBBP:TTS, Painter, 13 Grace Street, 
Rockland. Painting, like many other trades, is by no 
means so easy as it looks, and in this connection it is 
pertinent to note that the very first of the " directions 
for use" which accompany one of the most popular 
brands of " ready mixed " paint in the market, is : " if 
possible employ a practical painter." One of the most 
skilful and successful "practical painters" in this city 
is Mr. G. M. Tibbetts, who is a native of Boothbay, Me., 
and has carried on business in Rockland since 1883, 
during which time he has built up an extensive trade 
and gained an enviable reputation for reliability, 
promptness and the (luotlng of moderate rates on first- 
class work. He etnploys an adequate force of experi- 
enced assistants and is prepared to fill orders for house, 
ship, sign and carriage painting at short notice, and to 
guarantee satisfaction to every customer. Carefully 
selected stock is used and durability as well as beauty is 
thereby ensured. Mr. Tibbetts' shop is at No. 13 Grace 
St., second floor, and orders by mail will receive prompt 
attention, estimates being cheerfully furnished. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



W. W. FOLLANSBEE, House and Sign 
riiiiiter, Deiiler in Paints, Oils, Varnish, Gliiss, etc., 380 
Main SI., Hockliinil, Maine, t^ne of the well-managed 
ami thoroughly reliable painting establishments in 
Koi'kland is that eoiidueted by ^Ir. W. W. Follansbee, 
who suoeeeded Mr..('. K. Uurpee in 18'JO. He has won 
a good patronage and established a reputation for tine 
work, as tlie lilting reward of business enterprise, and 
careful attention to the wants or i>atrons. The proprie- 
tor, l)y practical experience and a thorough knowledge 
of every departnunu ot his business, is admirably fitted 
to suiierintend the tinest class of work and is en- 
abled to do this at unusually reasonable rates. lie 
employs six thoronghlv skilled assistants, and the large 
number ot houses anil signs wliicli he lias jiainted and 
decorated in the most ap|irovi'd and acceptable styles, 
bear ample testimony to the high character of his skill 
and workmanship. He is jircpared to till orders for 
liouse and sign painting, at short notice. Mr. Follans- 
bee docs the tinest kinds of painting and wood fluish- 
ings, and in every respect liis work is flrst-elass. The 
premises occupied iu-e located at ;1S0 Main St., where is 
constantly carried a full assortment of paints, oils, 
varnlsltes, gla.'S, etc. -Ml patrons of this establislnnent 
may place the most perfect contlilence in Mr. FoUaus- 
bee"s honorable dealings, and skilled and satisfactory 
work. He is a native of New Hampshire, and is now 
taking rank amoug lioekland's cuergetie business men. 



DR. E. A. WATKOUS. Dentist, No. 388 
Main Street, opp. Thorndike Hotel, Hocklaud, Maine. 
Olliee Hours : S a.m. to s. p.m. Dentistry may be said 
to be almost uuhjue among other occupations insomuch 
as it is at once a profession, a trade, and a business, and 
such being tlie ease it follows that in order to attain tlie 
liigliest success in it one must be tliorouglily conversant 
with the tlieory of tlic art, must be expert in tlie use of 
the many tools and appliances incidental to the practice 
of modern dentistry and must possess business qualili- 
cations adcciuate to dealing witli the tlnauLual side of 
the profession. One so completely e(|uipped certainly 
deserves success and lience it is a pleasure to record tliat 
attained by Dr. E. A. Watrous since he began operations 
in Kockland in 1S8S, for lie is an expert dentist and a 
progressive, reliable business man, liberal in its methods 
and " up to the times " in every respect. Dr. Watrous 
was born in New York State, and was a student with 
Dr. ('. S. Warner of I'tica. X. Y. His oltices are at Xo. 
8SS Main St., opp. Thorudike Hotel, and are fitted up 
witli the most improved facilities for the practice of 
dentistry in all its branches. Teeth are extracted and 
filled without pain, no cliarge being made for extracting 
when plates are ordered. Gold and porcelain crown 
work is done in tirst class style, and a specialty is made 
of jilate work and filling; all work being fully guaran- 
teed, and the cliarges made being as low a* can be 
quoted on work equal to the best in every detail. 



E. ]\r. SHAW, t'lihimt Maker, 21 Green 
Street, I'oeklaud, Maine. A few years ago it looked as 
if the trade of cabinet making would soon be a tiling of 
the jiast, for machine-made furniture had almost entirely 
displaced that made by hand, and the iniblic were satis- 
fied to clioose from conventional and stereotyped styles 
so tliat the furnishing of one house was much like tiiat 
of another on which tlie same amount was expended, 
but tastes liave changed since then, and tliere is now a 
general desire to secure individuality in tlie fitting up of 
our homes, and hence there is an opening for such an 
establlshmeut as is conducted by Mr. K. M. Shaw, who 
does cabinet making, general woodworking and repair- 
ing of all kinds; manufactures screen doors and win- 
dows to order in their season, and does a general 



jobbing business in fine wood work. He is a native of 
Albion, Maine, and founded his present business in 18S7 ; 
lie utilizing two lloors at Xo. 21 Grace Street. The 
premises are fitted up with improved machinery driven 
by steam power, and orders can be filled at very sliort 
notice and at the lowest rates consistent with thorough- 
ly satisfactory work. Kstiniates will cheerfully be 
made u|ion application and no trouble is spared to 
ileliver woi'k promptly at the time promised. 



COCHRAN, BAKER vK: CROSS, Insurance, 
40(> Main Street, Kockland, Me. Generally speaking, 
that insurance agency is most worthy of iiatrouage 
which is best i)repared to place large and small lines of 
insurance in leading companies, at short notice and on 
the most favorable terms, and as the agency conducted 
by Messrs. Cochran, IJaUer & Cross is unsurpassed, if 
indeed it is equalled, when judged by this standard, it 
follows that it is well worthy of the heavy and steadily 
increasing patronage it receives. A reallj' substantial 
insurance business cannot be built up in one year or even 
in ten years, for healthful gro>vth is comparatively slow 
and insurance "booms "are apt to subside even more 
rapidly than they arose. The business now under con- 
sideration was founded nearly forty years ago, opera- 
tions having been begun by Mr. E. H. Cochran, in 18.53. 
The firm of E. H. & G. W."Cochran was formed in ISiil, 
and about 20 years later Messrs. Cochran & Sewall 
assumed control, the existing firm succeeding them in 
1889. It is constituted of Messrs. E. H. Cochran. J. K. 
Baker and C. C. Cross, all of whom are natives of 
Maine; Mr. Cochran having been born in Monuioutli, 
Mr. IJaker in Wiscassett, and Mr. Cross in Searsniont. 
These gentlemen are very widely and favorably known 
in business circles, and both as individuals and as a firm 
enjoy an enviable reputation for thorough devotion to 
the interests of their clients, they sparing no honorable 
means to secure for their customers the most favorable 
rates and every benefit to which they are entitled. The 
otfiee is located at Xo. 406 Main St., and any desired in- 
formation concerning fire, life and accident insurance 
will dieerfnlly be given upon application, either in per- 
son or by mail. Small as well as large orders are 
assured prompt and painstaking attention, and some 
idea of tlie exceptional comprehensiveness and value of 
the service oll'ered may be gained from an examination 
of the following list of companies represented : 

FlltK INSIKAXCE. 



.T£na. .... 

Commercial Uuiou, 

Connecticut, 

Hatnlnirtr-Breiiieu. 

Hai-tford, 

Home. 

lm[H*rial, 

Lancashire, 

LiviM-pool ,'^ London & Globe, 

Louitou Assurance Corp., 

National, 

New Hampsliire. 

Niagara 

Orient, 

Peunsylvania, . 

Plicnix, 

Phieuix. 

rha.'nix Assurance, 

Queen, .... 

Quincv Mutual. 

Royai: . . . . 

SprinjjfleUI. 

Traders Jt Mechanics, 

Cuion, 



Hartford 

Ku);land 

Hartford 

Hauibiu'j? 

Hartford 

New York 

EnKland 

England 

EuKland 

EnKland 

Hartford 

Manchester, N H. 

. New York 

Hartford 

Philadelphia 

Brooklyn, N. \". 

Hartford 

Eni^land 

Euclaiid 

. Quincv, >Iass. 

Euelaud 

Springfield, >lass. 

Lowell, Mass. 

Philadelphia. 



Life Insvrance. 



-V.tna. 

Mutual Life, . 
New Eu,^land. 



Accident. 



Fidelity & Casuality, 



Hartfoi-d 

New York 

Bostou 



New Y'ork 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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ALBERT SMITH, Dealer in Pianofortes, 
Organs, Brass, Reed and Stringed Instruments, Musical 
Wares, Sheet Music, Music Books, Stationerj- and Fancy 
Ooods, etc., .300 Main St., I'ockland. That the manufac- 
ture of pianos and organs has reached its highest per- 
fection in this countrj- is very generally under.-tood. for 
there have been numerous proof-s afforded that American 
pianos lead the world. Unfortunately, however, the 
great den)and for these instruments among all classes of 
people has led to the manufacture of pianos only made 
to sell, and it is therefore necessary to use considerable 
care to avoid imposition. 'J'he surest way to obtain a 
satisfactory instrument at a moderate price is to patron- 
ize such an establishment as is conducted by Mr. Albert 
.Smith at.'JOO Main Street, for the proprietor's experience 
and reputation are jjcrfect safeguards against the least 
suspicion of fraud. Mr. Smith was born at Warren, 
Me., and has been identified with his present line of 
business in Kockland for some thirty-two years. He 
opened his present establishment in 18G3. and a large 
proportion of the pianos and organs sold in this city are 
bought of him, as he is universally known in musical 
circles, and his facilities are in many respects unsur- 
passed. Pianos, organs, brass, reed and stringed 
Instruments are always on hand, and every assistance is 
given callers who are desirous of tinding out what 
instrument is most perfectlj' suited to their needs and 
means. Musical wares, siieet music, music books, 
stationery, fancy goods, etc.. of every description are 
also very largely dealt in, and a specialty is made of 
filling ail orders promptly and at very reasonable prices. 

BENJ. PHILBROOK, Manufacturer of and 
De>iler in Carriages and Sleighs, 035 Main Street, Xorth 
End, ilockland. Me. Asa rule the carriages and sleighs 
made it Rockland will not suffer by comparison with 
the best vehicles produced elsewhere, for the motto of 
the local manufacturer seems to be, " honest work at an 
honest price," and the style, material and workmanship 
of their productions are lirst-class in every respect. Mr. 
Benj. Philbrook iias done and is doing much to maintain 
tile reputation of the city in this line of business and it 
is generally conceded that he gives unsurpassed value in 
carriages and sleighs of all kinds. Mr. Philbrook was 
born in Roekport, Me., and has been identified with iiis 
present establishment since 1800. He occupies premises 
located at 63.5 Main Street, (north end). Here he 
utilizes two floors each 30 x 30 feet in dimensions, and 
whicli are fitted up with all necessary facilities for the 
making of carriages and sleighs and the doing of repair- 
ing in all its branches. Employment is given to an 
adequate force of experienced assistants, and all orders 
are assured prompt and skilful attention. A specialty 
is made of repairing which is strongly, durably and 
neatly done at uniformly moderate rates. Mr. Piiilbrook 
is well-known throughout Rockland, and was connected 
with the city government as councilman for 18S0 and 
1881. 



R. W. MESSER, Manufacturer of Lime, and 
Dealer in Flour, Grain, Groceries and Ship Stores of 
Every Description, 105 Sea Street, head of Tillson's 
Wharf. The enterprise conducted by Mr. R. W. Messer 
was inaugurated more than a quarter of a century ago 
by the present proprietor, lie having begun operations 
in 1804. Mr. Messer was born in Union, Maine, and 
during his long and honorable business career has 
become very widely and favorably known in Rockland 
and vicinity, at one time being connected with the City 
Council, but of late years his private afltiirs have re- 
quired his entire attention, which is not to be wondered 
at considering that he is not only a large manufacturer 
•of lime but a heavy dealer in flour, grain and feed, in 
stajile and fancy familj- groceries and in ship stores of 



every description. He employs some 40 assistants in 
connection with his lime business, and some idea of the 
magnitude of his manufacturing facilities and the 
demand for his product may be gained from the fact 
that 100,000 casks of lime were made and sold in 18'JO. 
His store is located at Xo. 105 Sea Street, head of 
Tillson's wharf, and comprises 2 floors, each 25 x .50 
feet in dimensions, several spacious storehouses also 
being utilized. By handling strictly dependable goods, 
quoting bottom prices, and filling all orders large and 
small accurately and promptly, Mr. Messer has built up 
a verj- extensive trade in each of the several depart- 
ments of his business, and the excellence of the service 
is steadily maintained so that the enterprise well 
deserves the leading position it has held so long. 

W. O. HEWETT & CO., Wholesale and 
Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, 374 Main, corner Spring 
Street. There is no room for the least uncertainty re- 
garding the position of the enterprise conducted by W. 
O. Hewett & Co., for it is universally conceded to be a 
leader in its special line, there being no house in this 
portion of the state oftering a more comprehensive, 
eflieient and generally satisfactory service in connection 
with the handling of dry goods at wholesale and retail. 
About a quarter of a century has elapsed since the 
founding of the business by Messrs. Hewett & Fogler, 
they beginning operations in 1807. The following year 
Mr. W. O Hewett assumed sole control, an i in 1870 the 
firm of Hewett & Jackson was formed, it being suc- 
ceeded in 1890 by the present coucern, consisting of Mr. 
W. O. Hewett and his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Frohock. 
Tiie senior partner is a native of Hope, Maine, has 
served several years in both branches of the Rockland 
city government, and is one of the best known mer- 
chants in this section. The firm utilize one floor and a 
basement, located at Xo. 374 Main Street, corn.^r of 
Spring Street, the premises having a total area of about 
3,000 square feet, and containing a most carefully chosen 
stock of foreign and domestic dry goods, small wares, 
etc., the latest fashionable novelties being represented 
and all tastes and purses successful Ij- catered to. Posi- 
tively bottom prices are quoted on goods of guaranteed 
quality, and employment is given to competent assist- 
ants, all orders wholesale and retail being assured 
immediate and painstaking attention. 



HILLS & FLINT, Bakery and Lunch Room, 
276 Main Street, Rockland, Me. A first-class bakery is 
a great public convenience and the same may be said of 
a well-managed lunch-room, so when we state that 
Messrs. Hills & Flint carry on an establishment com- 
prising a bakery equal to the best and a lunch room 
that is first-class in every respect, it is unnecessary to 
add that their enterprise is worthy of hearty public 
support, and it is gratifying to be able to say that it 
receives such support, it being one of the most popular 
undertakings in the city. The premises utilized are 
located at Xo. 270 Main St., and have an area of l,.5O0 
square feet. They are verj' completely fitted up; among 
the facilities being the latest and most improved type of 
bakery apparatus, in the shape of a " Middleby " port- 
able tile oven, patented in 1S8!J, and capable of baking 
250 loaves at one time. Messrs. Hills & Flint do an ex- 
tensive wholesale and retail business in bread, cake, and 
pastry of all kinds, and run three carts; their produc- 
tions being in very active demand as they[are uniformly 
excellent in quality and are furnished in quantities to 
suit at the lowest market rates. The firm is composed 
of Messrs. VV. B. Hills and F. C. Flint, the former a 
native of Searsmont and the latter of Rockland. Both 
gentlemen give the business close personal supervision 
and are determined to steadily maintain the service at 
tlie highest possible standard of ellicieucy. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



>r. A. & S. H. BURPEE, Dealers in Furni- 
ture and Upholstery Goods, and Undertakers, 361 Main 
Street, Rockland. Among the well-known furniture 
houses in this city is that of which Messrs. S. H. and E. 
A. Burpee are proprietors, and which is conducted under 
the firm name of N. A. & S. H. Burpee. It is located at 
No. .SiU Main street, and whether it be Furniture or Up- 
holstery Goods that is wanted these gentlemen will be 
found well qualified to fill all demands at the lowest 
prices. The establishment under question was founded 
in 1S48 bv Messrs. N. A. & S. H. Burpee, and since the 
death of Mr. N. A. Burpee has been continued by 
Messrs. S. H. and E. A. Burpee under the original firm 
name. Three floors and a basement, each 4.5 by 6.5 feet 
in dimensions are occupied in addition to a warehouse. 
The furniture and upholstery goods, handled by this 
firm has gained a high reputation for durability of con- 
struction, and beauty of finish, and will be found to 
differ decidedly from much that is put on the market 
nowadays. Messrs. X. A. & S. H. Burpee are also en- 
gaged in the Undertaking business. They utilize their 
new building for this branch of their business and for the 
storage of furniture. Four well-informed assistants are 
employed and the entire enterprise under their able 
management is well worthy of support, and we take 
pleasure in commending it to our readers and the public 
in general. 



W. J. COAKLEY, Apothecary, 390 Main 
Street, opp. Thorndike Hotel, Kockland, Maine. As 
a general thing the selection of a store at which to trade 
is more a matter of dollars and cents than anything else, 
the object of the purchaser being to get as much as he 
honorably can for his money, but the choice of a drug 
store is in some respects an exception to this rule, for 
when deciding upon a place at which to have prescrip- 
tions compounded the first requisite is absolute relia- 
bility, after which the question of cost receives due con- 
sideration. Therefore in reckoning up the causes of the 
popularity of the pharmacy conduction by Mr. W. J. 
Coakley, the first one that should be mentioned is the 
entire dependence which may safely be placed upon the 
skill and care manifested in the prescription department, 
for it is an open secret that no drug store in this portion 
of the State enjoys a higher reputation in this respect. 
Add to this the fact that the assortment of drugs, medi- 
cines and chemicals is selected from the most reliable 
sources and is complete at all times, and no further ex- 
planation of the high standing of the establishment is 
necessary, although the uniformly moderate charges 
made of course have much to do with Its popularity. 
Mr. f'oakley is a native of Rockland and has carried on 
his present business since 1886. He occupies spacious 
premises at Xo. 390 Main St., carries a most attractive 
stock of Fancy and Toilet Articles, Cigars, etc., employs 
2 competent assistants, and is in a position to guarantee 
prompt and careful attention to ever}' caller. 

A. T. BLACKINGTON & CO., Dealers in 
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Hats, Caps and Men's Fine 
Furnishing Goods, Ladies" Boots and Slippers, Men's 
Brogans. Thick Boots, Etc., Rubber Goods a Specialty. 
404 Main Street, Sign of the Golden Boot, opposite 
North National Bank, Rockland, Maine. There are 
many enterprising dealers in boots and shoes doing 
business in Rockland, and there are various well- 
managed establishments devoted to the sale of men's 
furnishings, h.ats, caps, etc., but it is perfectly safe to 
sav that there is not a store in the city at which any or 
all of these goods can be bought to belter advantage 
than at that conducted by Messrs. A. T. Blackington & 
Co., and located at No. 404 Main Street, opposite the 
North National Bank. This store is prominently 



marked by " the sign of the golden boot," and is even 
more prominently distinguished by its enviable reputa- 
tion as a place where a good, square hundred cents 
worth of value is given in exchange for every dollar 
received, no matter what kind or grade of goods is 
])urchased. The business was founded in lS86by Mr. 
Herbert Lovejoy, and in 1800 passed under the control 
of Messrs. Blackington & Roberts, who were succeeded 
bj' the present firm the following year. A very heavy 
stock, including the latest fashionable novelties, is 
carried, and it is as varied as it is large, it comprising 
boots, shoes, slippers and rubbers for ladies, gents and 
children ; hats and caps, and men's fine furnishings. A 
specialty is made of rubber goods and an exceptionally 
large variety is oftered at positively bottom rates. The 
service is uniformly prompt and efficient, employment 
being given to two competent assistants. 



S. T. MUGRIDGE, Sailmaker and Dealer in, 
Cotton Duck. Tents, Flags, Awnings and Hammocks 
made to order; Brown's Wharf, Rockland Me. Mr. S. 
T. Mugridge is a sailmaker before he is anything else — 
or in other words he gives special attention to sail mak- 
ing in all its branches, makes it the most Important 
department of his extensive business and is prepared to 
do such work at least as well, as promptly and as cheap- 
ly (quality considered), as any man in the State; but 
liis facilities in this line are so widely known and so 
universally appreciated that it is unnecessarj' to dwell 
upon them and so we will proceed at once to a brief 
consideration of the service he ofl'ers in connection with 
the making of Tents, Awnings, Hammocks, Wagon 
Covers and Flags. Mr. Mugridge is prepared to make 
any size or style of tent to order at short notice, using 
any desired material and quoting the lowest prices con- 
sistent with honest, skilful workmanship. House and 
Store Awnings are also made in first class style, smooth- 
ness of fit being guaranteed, and Hammocks will be 
made to order in quantities to suit at the lowest market 
rates, as will also flags of all kinds and all sizes. Cot- 
ton duck is dealt in to a considerable extent and will be 
furnished at bottom prices. Mr. Mugridge was born in 
Castine and served in the army during the Rebellion. 
He came to Rockland in 186C, after 4 years of business 
at Castine, and ranks with the most generally and fav- 
orably known of our local business men. 



ROCKLAND ICE CO., 339 to 343 Main St. 
Within the past quarter of a century many articles for- 
mer!}' looked upon as luxuries have come to be regarded 
as necessities, and among these ice must be given a 
leading position for it is now used by a hundred families 
where It was formerly used by one, and the advantages 
gained by its use are so many and important that few 
commodities aside from such indispensable articles as 
flour, meat, etc., could be less easily dispensed with. A 
cheap and abundant supply of pure ice does much to 
lessen sickness, keep down the death rate and make life 
worth living during the summer months, and hence the 
Rockland Ice Company are rendering most valuable 
service to the residents of this section, for the ice they 
furnish is equal to the best in quality, their prices are 
always in accordance with the lowest market rates and 
the delivery service to families, stores, hotels, etc.. is 
frequent and reliable. Extensive ice-houses are located at 
Tolman's pond are utilized, and the offices, etc., of the 
company are at Nos. 339 to 343 Main st. Both a whole- 
sale and retail business is done, and orders by mail are 
assured prompt attention. This Is a distinctively Rock- 
land enterprise, the company being made up of Messrs. 
Herbert Allen, F. A. Thorndike and II. I. Hix, .all of 
whom are natives of this city and prominent in business 
and social circles. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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C. M. BLAKE, Upholsterer, Dealer in Paper 
Haugings, Room Mouldings, etc. G60 Slain Street. 
Rockland, Maine. While there is much work about a 
house that a careful housekeeper can do herself or have 
done under her own direction, in the way of cleaning 
and renovating, there is also considerable that requires 
special facilities and experience to do successfully, and 
here is where the services of a competent upholsterer 
becomes of value. We are aware that there are some 
claiming to be practical upholsterers who are utterly 
unworthy of the name, while there there are others who 
may be trusted to perform all the work alotted to them, 
with fidelity and discretion. Prominent among such is 
Mr. C. M. Blake, located at CGB Main St., Rockland, 
where he established the upholstery business aboui 
1S72. Every facility is at hand to perform all the work 
which may be received at short notice, and in the same 
thoroughly tirst-class manner that lias ever characterized 
the operation of this house. The premises occupied 
comprises one floor and a basement each 22 by GS feet in 
dimensions. In 1SS7 Mr. Blake added to the business 
the handling of Paper Hangings, Room Mouldings, etc., 
which include the latest and most artistic designs. 
Skilled assistants are employed and we can assure our 
readers that they will find it to their advantage to avail 
themselves of the inducements presented by Mr. Blake 
who respectfully solicits a share of their patronage. 

Mes. W. p. CLAEK, Hair Dresser & Man- 
icure. 400 Main Street, (up stairs.) Rockland, Maine. 
Orders by mail promptly attended to. It is perfectly 

safe to say that there is 
not a lady in Rockland or 
vicinity who does not know 
of the establishment con- 
ducted by Mrs. W. P. 
*^lark, and when it is stated 
tliut this business was 
not founded until 1SS7, it 
KiW be seen that its exten- 
-ion has been phenomenally 
iMpid. Its widespread and 
unviable reputation is the 
riiult of most faithful and 
a|ipreciated service, for 
Mrs. Clark is a manufac- 
turer of and dealer in 
Human Hair Goods; a Hair Dresser and Manicure: and 
the uniformly artistic and satisfactory character of her 
productions and of her work make successful rivalry 
most difficult and enables her to confidently challenge 
comparison with anj- similar establishment in Maine. 
She is known by reputation in many distant parts of the 
country as an extensive mail business is done, such 
orders being filled promptly and if possible more care- 
fully than those given in person. Finely equipped rooms 
at Xo. 400 Main St., up stairs, are utilized, and callers 
are assured immediate and courteous attention. 




WM. F. TIBBETTS, Sail Maker, Dealer in 
Cotton Duck, Sail Twine, Bolt-rope, Secorid Hand Sails. 
Tents, Flags, Awnings and Wagon Covers, Made to 
Order. 477 Main Street, Rockland, Me. Sail making is 
a branch of industry that requires especially close atten- 
tion to detail, and there are few trades nowadays that 
are so independent of machinery and therefore so much 
affected by the individual skill of the workman. A really 
good sail maker must have special fitness for the business 
as well as wide experience. This business was started 
by Mr. A. C. Tibbetts some years since. He was suc- 
ceeded by his son Mr. William F. Tibbetts in 1SS7, who 
moved to No. 477 Main St., where he bought out the 
business of C. L. Dunning. Mr. Tibbetts has an excel- 
lent reputation as a sail maker, and indeed it only needs 



careful and intelligent inspection of the work leaving 
his establishment to show that this reputation is well 
deserved. He makes awnings, tents, flags, and wagon 
covers to order, aud not only fills his orders promptly 
but places his prices at the lowest possible rates. He 
also deals in Cotton. Duck, Sail Twine, Bol-trope and 
Second hand sails. Employment is given to six efficient 
assistants. The premises occupied are located in the 
second story of " Glover and Ames Building " and will 
measure 3.5x63 ft. Mr. Tibbetts is a native of Rockland. 



FERNALD, BLETHEN & CO., Dealers in 
Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Hats, Caps and 
Men's Furnishing Goods, Ladies' Boots and Slippers, 
Men's Brogans, Thick Boots, &c. Rubber Goods a 
Specialty. 310 Maiu Street, Rockland, JIaine. The 
average man likes to buy whatever supplies he may 
require with as little bother and loss of time as possible, 
for he has none of the feminine fondness for "shopping'' 
and would never think of making the rounds of the 
principal stores just for the sake of seeing goods and 
hearing prices quoted, therefore he appreciates such an 
establishment as is carried on by Messrs. Fernald, 
Blethen & Co., for here he can get an entire outfit — 
clothing, hat, shoes, rubber goods, neckwear, hosiery 
and all — and he knows (if he has ever had dealings with 
that firm before) that he is getting honest goods, is pay- 
ing honest prices and is given the opportunity to choose 
from the latest novelties in the line of clothing, hats, 
caps, men's furnishings, boots, shoes, etc. As an 
establishment that suits the average man is sure to be 
well patronized we need hardly say that Messrs. 
Fernald, Blethen & Co. do a large business, but they 
employ plenty of assistance, and callers are waited upon 
without delay. The business was started by Mr. W. M. 
Munroe, who was succeeded by Messrs. James Fernald 
& Son, they giving place in 1S90 to the present firm, 
composed of Messrs James Fern.ald, G. H. Blethen and 
W. J. Fernald, all of whom are natives of Rockland and 
too well known here to need further personal mention. 
The store is located at Xo. 310 Main Street, and con- 
tains, besides the goods already mentioned, a full 
assortment of ladies' boots and slippers, the productions 
of the leading manufacturers being represented. 



H. H. FLINT, Dealer in Groceries, Provis- 
ions, Fresh and Corned Meats, Flour, Shorts, Meal, 
Confectionery, Fruit, W. I. Goods. Cigars and Tobacco. 
Xo. 117 Park Street, Rockland, Maine. X'o firm can 
carry on the retail grocery and provision business for 
several years without becoming widely known in tne 
neighborhood in which they are located, and if they find 
after a while that their business is increasing and the 
number of regular customers is Larger than ever before, 
it is very evident that their business methods must be 
liberal and honorable, and their goods first-class in 
every respect. The record of the business conducted 
by Mr. H. H. Flint has been such as we have noted, and 
a visit to his store at the present time will show that he 
was never in a better condition to meet the demands of 
his customers. He carries a large and choice stock of 
groceries aud provisions, consisting of fresh and corned 
meats, flour, shorts, meal, fruits, confectionery, W. 1. 
goods, cigars and tobacco. Hill & Flint's bread and 
pastry are supplied fresh every day. Their goods 
are of the best quality ahd cannot fail to give satisfac- 
tion, while the prices are as low as good articles in this 
line of trade can be sold for. The premises are located 
at X'o. U7 Park Street, Rockland, Maine, and measure 
15 X 40 feet. The store is neatly kept and everything 
about it shows that it is first class and that the best of 
trade will be well served here. Mr. Flint, who is a 
native of this city, established this business in 1886, and 
he has built it up" by his intelligent personal application. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



O. S. TRUSSELL, Machinist ; Designer and 
Builder of Special Machiuerj-. Repairing of all Kinds 
done in a prompt and satisfactory manner. Correspond- 
ence solicited. P. O. Box 113.5. Shop No. IG Park Place, 
Rockland, Maine. Tiie wonderful cheapness with which 
many manufactured artif'les are produced nowadays is 
due to the American system of using special automatic 
machinery for special work, and a manufacturer possess- 
ing sucli machinery is in a position to pasily meet all 
competition and indeed to monopolize the market if he 
has exclusive control of the machinery utilized. Hence 
It is natural there slioukl be a great demand for 
maehiner.v of this kind, and it is obvious that Jlr. O. S. 
Trussell, who makes a leading specialty of the desigu- 
mg and building of special machinery, is in a position to 
render very valuable service to manufacturers in general 
aiid those of this section in particular, especially as he 
is a thorough and ingenious mechanic, of long and 
varied experience. He was born in Rockland, was in 
the army during the rebellion, and has been connected 
with the city government, he being very widely and 
favorably known in this vicinity. An important de- 
partment of his business is the aiding of inventors to 
make their machines practical, Mr. Trussell being 
exceptionally well qualified to make suggestions which 
will save trouble and expense. His shop is located at 
No. 10 Park Place, and is well fitted up; repairing of all 
kinds being promptly and satisfactorily done at reason- 
able rates, He makes a specialty of the repairing of 
bicycles and all fine macfnnists work, Mr. Trussell 
solicits correspondence, and all communications ad- 
dressed to P.O. Box 11.35 are assured immediate and 
careful attention. 



G. W. MUGRIDGE, Sailmaker, and Dealer 
in Duck, Boltrope, Bunting, Twine, Etc., Snow's Wharf. 
Water Street, Rockland, Maine. Even were there no 
dift'erence in the quality of the work turned out by 
different sail makers it would still be worth while to use 
discrimination in the placing of orders, for some can 
execute commissions much more promptly than others, 
and take special pains to see that work is ready for 
delivery at the time promised. Such is the policy pur- 
sued bj' G. W. Mugridge, and as he uses honest 
material, employs experienced help, and gives close 
supervision to the various details of the business, allow- 
ing no imperfect work to leave his loft, it is not sur- 
prising that his reputation should be of the best and his 
trade extensive and increasing. Spacious premises 
located on Snow's Wharf, Water Street, are utilized, 
they being equipped with all facilities for the carrying 
on of sail making in all its branches, together with such 
other work as is usually done at a first-class establish- 
ment of this kind, including the manufacture of 
awnings, tents, wagon covers, etc., and also of flags; 
Mr. Mugridge dealing in bunting as well as in duck, 
boltrope, twine, etc., moderate prices are quoted in every 
department of tlie business, and all work is guaranteed 
to prove precisely as represented in every respect. 

FRANCES A. WADE, Artist Photographer, 
Studio 302 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. Never since 
the art of photography was known have there been so 
many who were engaged in taking pictures, as at the 
present time, indeed one can scarcely go a short distance 
by boat or take a ride ou the park without seeing several 
persons having their cameras with them and taking 
pictures everj where. Yet how few arrive to any degree 
of perfection. Still there are some who do, and among 
those who have succeeded in producing very fine 
pictures we will mention Miss Frances A. Wade who has 
a studio in the Mofiit Block, No. 302 Main street. She 
has been located here since 18S'.» and has a finely ap- 
pointed apartment, comprising Reception. Room 30x30 



feet, Operating Room 30x30 feet. Store Room 10x20 feet, 
and dark rooms 5x10 and 10x15 feet. Miss Wade has 
become very popular among the ladies and children as 
she makes a specialty of their work and pays particular 
attention to the little things so necessary in making a 
perfect picture. She is also very successful in all kinds 
of crayon word. Those who are not already acquainted 
with this lady will find it to their advantage to visit her 
at once and test her superior faculty. 

STEPHEN CHASE & CO., Wholesale Deal- 
ers in and Shippers of Fresh, Salt, Pickled and Smoked 
Fish, Tillson's Wharf, Rockland, Maine. Rockland is 
so widely and favorably known as a receiving and dis- 
tributing centre for all kinds of Jresh. salt, pickled and 
smoked fish that it is unnecessary to dwell upon its im- 
portance in this respect ; suflSce it to say its natural 
advantages are unsurpassed, and the leading wholesale 
dealers in fish oft'er inducements equal to any extended 
anywhere. A representative house in this line of trade 
is that of Steplien Chase & Co., they being very exten- 
sive wholesale dealers in and shippers of fresh, salt, 
smoked and pickled fish, and having a most enviable 
reputation for progressive, liberal methods and square 
dealing. They make a specialty of Penobscot River 
salmon, and during the season are always prepared to 
fill orders as promptly as the condition of the market 
will allow and at the very lowest prevailing rates ; and 
the same may be said of all the varieties of fresh fish 
they handle, their facilities being such as to enable them 
to easily meet all honorable competition. Prices will be 
quoted by telegraph w hen requested, and all communi- 
cations are assured immediate and careful attention. .\ 
very large and varied stock is constantly carried, the 
premises utilized comprising three floors measuring .50 
X 135 feet, and being located on Tillson's wharf. An 
important branch house at Bar Harbor is also main- 
tained. The business was founded about 10 years ago 
by Mr. 'Stephen Chase; the present firm having been 
formed in 18S6, and consisting of Mr. Stephen Chase, a 
native of Portland, and Mr. C. A. Packard, of Rockland. 



LAISCELL & AYER, Life and Accident 
Insurance, 423 Main St., Rockland, Me. The arguments 
in favor of all who have any one dependent upon them 
carrying life and accident insurance are so many and so 
conclusive that there is practically nothing to be said on 
the other side of the question ; the most common objec- 
tion, "I can't afford to pay the cost of life insurance," 
being no argument at all, but simply an assertion which, 
in 09 cases out of 100, is not warranted by the facts. 
Insurance to a very considerable amount in strictly re- 
liable companies may be obtained at a cost withm the 
means of nearly every wage earner, if you only seek for 
it in the right place and it is a fact that Messrs. Lais- 
cell & Ayer, of No. 423 Main st , can write policies in 
the strongest life company in the world — the Mutual 
Life Ins. Co., of New York — at as favorable rates as can 
be obtained anywhere in connection with insurance that 
is not only probable but absolute. This firm represent 
also the VVashiugton Life Insurance Co., of New York, 
and the Mercantile Mutual Accident Association of 
Boston, Mass. They are prepared to give full and clear 
information relative to Life and Accident Insurance on 
application in person or by mail, and from what we 
know of their facilities we feel justified in advising our 
readers to take out no policies until thej- have consulted 
this enterprising firm, for such consultation will cer- 
tainly cost nothing and may be the means of saving 
money and avoiding serious disappointment. The part- 
ners are Messrs. C. Laiscell and E. W. Ayer, the former 
a native of Boston, Mass., and the latter of Auburn, 
Maine. Both were in the army during the Rebellion 
and both are reliable business men. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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COBB, WIGHT & CO., Wholesale and Ee- 
tail Grocers and Ship Chandlers, Kockland, Maine. The 
death of Mr. Francis Cobb in the latter part of 1890 re- 
moved one of Maine's oldest, most generally known and 
most highl)' esteemed business men ; a man who had 
been very prominently identified w'ith the development 
of Rockland for more than half a century and whose 
decease was a serious and irreparable loss to the com- 
munity. He began operations in 1S3S, in the grocery 
business, and subsequently became engaged in the 
manufacture of lime, the firm of Francis Cobb & Co. 
eventually becoming the largest lime manufacturers ia 
the United States. The grocery business also reached a 
commanding position, and is still carried on under the 
old firm name of Cobb, Wight & Co., the partners now 
being Messrs. Fred. W. Wight, AVm. T. Cobb and A. W. 
Butler, and the estate of Francis Cobb. This represent- 
ative concern deal in staple and fancy groceries and 
ship chandlery at wholesale and retail, being prepared 
to fill the heaviest orders at short notice and at the 
lowest market rates. A very complete and carefully 
chosen stock of family groceries is carried, and premises 
comprising two floors and a basement of the dimensions 
of 40 X 90 feet and four commodious storehouses are 
utilized; every facilitj' to ensure the prompt and 
accurate filling of orders being provided. Employment 
is given to eight assistants, and both the wholesale and 
retail departments are so efficiently managed that all 
orders large and small are assured prompt and careful 
attention. 



assure sufferers from rheumatism in the arm, shoulders, 
etc., that should they purchase one of these rings they 
will consider the dollar it cost them the most profitably 
invested dollar they ever paid out. 




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lYliy M\\\ Ton Suffer 
^vith Khcuiiiulisini 

In Wrist, .Arm and Shoulder, 
■when one ot Cuvel's Elec- 
tric KHEtMATIC lilNGS Will 

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slip of pap* r t^ize ol fiogtr. 

F. W. COVEL, Kockiand, Me. 

Flint, Blood & Co , Gen- 
eral tiellin^ Aiienis for United 
SUilee, Provideuce, K. I. 
[Patent applied for."l 



F. W. COVEL, Manufacturer of Fine Sleigh 
Trimmings ; Carriage Name Plates ; Plated Ware P>e- 
paired, Rockland, Maine. The enterprise conducted 
by Mr. F. W. Covel is one that occupies a place in Rock- 
land's industries that is distinct in character from that 
of any other in the city. He is a manufacturer of fine 
sleigh taimmings and carriage name plates. Orders are 
promptly filled and moderate charges made in every 
instance. This business was founded in 1S75 by Mr. J. 
W. Covel, who was succeeded by his son, the present 
proprietor, in 18S4. Mr. F. W. Covel is the inventor 
and sole manufacturer of " Covel's Electric Rheumatic 
Ring," for the preventien and cure of rheumatism in the 
wrist, arm and through the shoulders. It is composed 
of a coil of copper and zinc, and by placing it upon the 
finger a current of electricity is generated which passes 
through the afiected parts and gives immediate relief. 
There is nothing unusual about the appearance of the 
ring to an ordinary casual observer, so it may be worn 
at all times without exciting attention, but good results 
follow its being used at night only if for any cause its 
wearing is unadvisable in the day time. The electric 
ring is no humbug, catch-penny atiair; it owes its virtue 
to its successful utilization of well-known scientific 
principles, and it gives instant and pronounced relief in 
the great majorit}- of cases. Its cost Is a trifle — $1. It 
may be obtained of any jeweler, and is wholesaled only 
by the manufacturer, who wants agents and is prepared 
to make it worth the while of reliable and enterprising 
men to handle this vahuible little article. Its merits 
are so decided and so quickly manifested that one sale in 
a given locality soon leads to many more, and we can 



EOCKLAND BEEF CO., Commission mer- 
chants in Swift's Chicago Dressed Beef, Mutton, Lamb, 
Corned Beef, Tongues and Tripe. Union and Myrtle Sts. 
— No experienced retailer of meats needs to be told that 
more injury can be done to a business by the handling 
of inferior goods in a week than can be repaired in a 
j'ear, and hence it is not in the latest surprising that dea- 
lers catering to discriminating trade should pay more 
attention to quality than to quantity when ordering 
their supplies, and should spare no pains to secure the 
best the market attords. As it has been long since 
proved by practical experience that the Rockland Beef 
Company furnish strictly dependable meats and fill all 
orders promptly and accurately, it follows that this 
concern is a leading favorite with the more prominent 
retailers of this city and vicinity, and has built up a very 
extensive business since operations were begun, in 1887. 
The company are commission merchants in Swift's Chi- 
cago Dressed Beef, and also deal very largely in Mutton, 
Lamb, Corned Beef, Tongues and Tripe. Spacious and 
well-equipped premises located at the corner of L^nion and 
Myrtle sts., are utilized and a heavy stock is constantly 
carried; which fact taken in connection with the employ- 
ment of 4 assistants and the careful supervision given 
every detail of the business, accounts for the exceptional 
promptness and accuracy with which orders are filled. 
The enterprise is under the direct management of Mr. C;. 
A. Davis, who is a native of Rockland and is one of the 
most energertic, most popular and best known of our 
local business men. 



DR. H. P. FAIRFIELD, Magnetic Physician, 
470 Main Street, Rockland. At first thought it may 
seem inappropriate to make mention of a physician in a 
book devoted to a review of Rockland's leading business 
men, but in the full sense of the word a physician (al- 
though technically a professional man) is as truly a 
business man as is a merchant or a manufacturer, for it 
is his business to heal the sick, and his true standing as 
a physician is determined by the degree of success he 
attains in that work. It is true some physicians think 
differently and consider it of prime importance to ad- 
here strictly to some rigid system or school of medicine, 
making the healing of the patient a secondary consider- 
ation, but the great mass of the people care more for 
results than for methods, and this common-sense view 
of the matter is taken by Dr. H. P. Fairfield, clairvoy- 
ant seeing and magnetic healing physician, for his sole 
desire is to permanently cure his patients In the shortest 
possible time and he bends all his energies to the ac- 
complishment of that result, choosing remedies and 
treatment to suit the case and " taking that which is 
good " from all schools of medicine. Dr. Fairfield is a 
native of Warren, Mass., and located in Rockland in 
188.5. He has wonderful natural gifts as a healer of 
body and mind, is a graduate of the Electric Medical 
College, of Casselton, Vt., and has wrought many sur- 
prising cures which fully vindicate his claim to a lead- 
ing position among the most successful physicians of 
New England. Being endowed with interior vision, he 
can locate any disease, determine its cause, and pre- 
scribe intelligently for its removal ; using in many cases 
medicines peculiar to himself and remarkably eflicient 
and prompt in their operation. Dr. Fairfield's offices 
are at No. -170 Main Street, where he may be consulted 
free of charge, and we may add that his charges for 
treatment are uniformly moderate so that all can profit 
by his skill. Dr. Fairfield is an ordained clergyman 
and authorized to solemnize marriage. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



MR. J. S. WILLOUGHBY, Dealer in Mil- 
linery and Fancy Goods, Union Block, .366 Main Street, 
Rockland, Me." This "Millinery and Fancy Goods 
Store ■' may justly be classed among the " institutions " 
of Rockland, for the business carried on at this estab- 
lishment was founded over thirty years ago, and has 
steadily developed until it has become one of the repre- 
sentative enterprises of the kind conducted in this city. 
The proprietor, Mr. J. S. U'illoughby, who is a native 
of Rockland, began operations in this present line of 
business in 1860, and we need hardly say has a very 
extensive circle of friends throughout this vicinity. 
The business for many years has been under the direct 
supervision of Mrs. Willoughby, whose experience, and 
taste enable her to cater satisfactorily to the most fas- 
tidious trade, and her relations with importing houses 
and wholesalers in general are of a character that makes 
it comparatively easy to offer the very latest fashionable 
novelties as soon as they appear in New York or Boston. 
The store is located in Union Block, 306 Main Street, 
and has an area of ISOO square feet, there being ample 
room to accommodate a large and complete stock of Mil- 
linery and Fancy Goods of every description and includ- 
ing everything coming under this head. Especial 
attention is given to order work, and the employment of 
four experienced assistants enables commissions to be 
executed in a painstaking and uniformly superior man- 
ner, at short notice, while the charges made are moderate 
in every instance. This is a business of over forty years 
standing, and the proprietor desiring to retire from ac- 
tive business would sell the same on easy terms. 

B. F. STEVENS, Groceries and Provisiou.s, 
Flour, Feed and Hay, 12.") Main St., Rockland, Maine. 
If the many mercantile enterprises carried on in Rock- 
land and vicinity were to be rated according to their 
genuine usefulness and real popularity, that conducted 
by Mr. B. F. Stevens would be entitled to a prominent 
and in fact a leading position, for he deals in many in- 
dispensable commodities, handles reliable goods, quotes 
low prices, and sell all articles strictly on their merits, 
and that is more than can honestly be said of many a 
much more pretentious establishment than the one in 
question. It is located at No. 125 Main St., and is de- 
voted to the sale of groceries and provisions, teas, 
coffees and spices, canned goods, etc., together with 
flour, meal, corn, feed and pressed hay, these latter 
goods being furnished in quantities to suit, and bottom 
prices being quoted on all the articles dealt in, including 
tobacco, cigars and all the popular temperance drinks. 
Mr. Stevens is a native of Belfast, Me., and has carried 
on his present business about ten years, during which 
time he has built up a most enviable reputation by his 
honorable and enterprising methods. 

W. F. NORCROSS. Druggist ; Confectionery, 
Tobacco and Cigars, Toilet Articles, etc., 39.5 Main 
Street, Rockland, Maine. Among the many attractive 
druggist's stores of Rockland, none are more deserving 
of notice than this one which is now under the sole con- 
trol of Mr. W. F. Norcross. Business was established 
here in ISSl by De Vine and Norcross. In 1SS2 Dr. 
Hitchcock was admitted to the firm and it was known as 
W. F. Norcross & Co., and in 1884 Mr. H. E. Burkman 
was admitted, but in 1891 Mr. W. F. Norcross assumed 
full control. Educated to his profession he has acquired 
a proficiency that gives him a high position and an 
enviable reputation in this citv. The prescription de- 
partment is managed with a skill and intelligence not to 
be excelled. The stock, which is large, consists of a 
full and complete line of drugs and chemicals, with a 
good assortment of such specialties as are usually to be 
found in a first-class druggisfs. The fine display of case 
goods, toilet articles, confectionery, cigars and tobacco. 



rivals that shown by many of his competitors. The 
store is located at No. 395" Main Street. The ground 
floor and basement measuring 20 x 60 feet, are occu- 
pied. These are very nicely fitted for the business 
Employment is given to three careful and competent 
assistants that all orders and prescriptions may be 
promptly and carefully prepared. Mr. Norcross is a 
native of Hallowell, Maine. He has a plot of land, 5 
acres, which will be improved in the near future. Nice 
cottage of 10 rooms on said site which he rents (all 
furnished) for the season; fine views; in view of and 
near to Owls Head Light. 



THORNDIKE & HIX. Pork Packers, and 
Wholesale Dealers in Fruit and Produce, Rockland, 
Me. There is no other kind of meat that is at once so 
nutritious, so palatable and so cheap as is pork, so it is 
not at all surprising that the demand for the latter 
should be enormous, in spite of the solemn warnings of 
those who condemn all pork products as unhealthful 
because of the few instances in which sickness has been 
caused by them. There is no denying the fact that 
some pork is unwholesome but so is some beef, some 
mutton, some fish,— in fact about every food product — 
but if supplies be obtained foom reliable dealers prac- 
tically all danger of unwholesomeuess is avoided, and it 
Is perfectly safe to say that no case of sickness caused 
by the inferiority of the goods has ever followed the 
use of pork products supplied by Messrs. Thorndike & 
His, pork packers and wholesale dealers in fruit and 
produce, for they cater to the most discriminating trade 
and their goods will not sufter by comparison with any 
in the market. The business is exclusively wholesale 
and was founded by Mr. F. A. Thorndike. being contin- 
ued in 1887 by Messrs. Pottle & Thorndike, who were 
succeeded by the present firm in 18S8, the partners 
being Messrs. F. A. Thorndike and H. I. Hix, both 
natives of Rockland, and formerly connected with the 
city government. These gentlemen are also connected 
with the Rockland Ice Company and are prominently 
identified with the development of this section. The 
firm carry a heavy stock, employ 10 assistants, and are 
prepared to fill the most extensive orders without delay 
and at the lowest prevailing rates. 



Mrs. F. W. BABBIDGE, Dealer in Fancy 
Goods, Small Wares, Toys, Confectionery, etc., 702 
Main Street, Gregory Block, Rockland, Me. The es- 
tablishment now conducted by Mrs. F. W. Babbidge, 
was opened by Mrs. F. A. Staple in 1884, the present 
proprietress assuming entire control of the business in 
1889. This store has become one of the most popular 
of its kind in this vicinity. Philosophers tell us there is 
no effect without a cause, and in the present case the 
cause is so evident that it can hardly fail to be under- 
stood by the least observing. Mrs. Babbidge has al- 
ways make it a point to keep faith with her customers, 
to make no announcements not justified by the facts, 
and to offer no " bargins " that were such only in name. 
In short, she has built up her business by treating 
patrons like reasonable and intelligent people, and the 
result is to be seen in the character no less than in the 
extent of her trade. The establishment under consider- 
ation was originally started in 1884 by Mrs. F. A. Staples, 
who was succeeded by the present proprietress in 1889. 
Mrs. Babbidge now occupies premises located at 702 
Main St., (.Gregory Block), where equal consideration is 
shown to all, and" no goods are offered that cannot be 
guaranteed to prove as represented. The stock is both 
extensive and varied, comprising fancy goods, and small 
wares of all kinds, as well as an exceptionally complete 
line of toys, confectionery, etc., including the latest 
novelties in toys, as well as pure fresh candies, at very 
low prices. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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E. L. HEWETT, Manufacturer of Beer, 
Soda and Mineral Waters, Charging of Fountains a 
Specialty, Union Street, Rockland, Me. — An enterpris- 
ing reporter for one of the great city dailies recently 
went the rounds of the drug stores, fruit stores etc., to 
•discover why it was that soda fountains had come ioto 
such general use, and he learned that their popularity 
among the most progressive dealers was chiefly due to the 
fact that they attract custom to the store, for the profit 
made on the sale of the soda was not so much of an ob- 
ject, although it foots up surprisingly when a large busi- 
ness is done. But it is important to handle soda and 
syrups of the best quality, for an inferior article will 
repel rather than attract trade, while on the other hand 
a casual caller who finds your soda to be exceptionally 
good is very apt to form a favorable opinion of your 
establishment and to make purchases there when other- 
wise he would not have thought of so doing. There is 
no surer and more economical wav to get beer, soda and 
mineral waters of the best quality than to place the 
order with Mr. E. L. Hewett, for he has had long ex- 
perience in the business. His mechanical facilities are 
excellent, the materials used are carefully selected, 
moderate prices are quoted, and commissions are 
promptly and accurately executed — a leading specialty 
being made of the charging of fountains. This business 
was founded more than thirty years ago by Mr. A. E. 
Hewett, who was succeeded by Messrs. A. E. Hewett 
•& Co., and finally Mr. E. L. Hewett assumed sole con- 
trol. Good-sized and well equipped premises located 
on Union street are occupied, and employment is given 
to four competent assistants under the personal super- 
vision of the proprietor, who spares no pains to fully 
maintain the high reputation so long enjoyed. 

SIMPSON & STAPLES, Manufacturers of 
and Dealers in Harnesses, Eobes, Blankets, Whips. 
Collars, Trunks, Bags, etc. Repairing neatly and 
promptly done. 369 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. The 
old Motto, "the best is the cheapest," is certainly true, 
so far as harnesses are concerned, at least, for few 
articles in common use are subjected to such sudden and 
excessive strains as these, and both good stock and good 
"orkmanship are required to ensure durability and free- 
dom from accident. There are some excellent harnesses 
made in this State, but those manufactured by Messrs. 
Simpson & Staples, of Rockland, need not fear com- 
parison with any with which we are familiar. There is 
no reason why the above named firm should not be 
capable of turning out a superior article, for they are 
thoroughly experienced and succeeded Mr. H. C. Chap- 
man in business in 1SS7, and believe in combining ex- 
cellent material with careful and skilful workmanship. 
Messrs. John Simpson and Roscoe Staples are both na- 
tives of Maine and are well known throughout Rockland. 
Mr. Simpson served in the army during our late rebel- 
lion, and is a member of the city government. They 
now conduct an extensive manufacturing and retail 
business, at 369 Main Street. The premises cover an 
area of some 1400 square feet and a fine line of single 
and double harnesses are manufactured and offered for 
sale, also a special feature of their store is their full line 
of Robes, AVhips, Blankets, Collars, Trunks, Bags, etc., 
a good trade in these line is enjo3'ed as also in Horse 
Furnishings, a good stock is always on hand to select 
from, while their facilities for doing order work at short 
notice are unsurpassed. Repairing is executed promptly 
and neatly and satisfaction is fully guaranteed. Those 
of our readers wishing to purchase anything in the 
above named lines of goods would best serve their own 
interests by giving tliem a call, as they are prepared to 
give exceptional value for monej- received, and special 
advantages are oflTered to tliose wlio wish to buy a dur- 
able, as well as a handsome article. 



THE BRYANT & COBB MARBLE WORKS, 

Samuel Bryant, Proprietor, Dealer in American and 
Italian Marble. Native and Scoth Granite a Specialty. 
All kinds of Cemetery Work. 282 Main Street. Rock- 
land, Maine. The marble and granite cemetery and 
ornamental work turned out by the Bryant & Cobb 
Marble Works has a reputation of which the public 
spirited citizens of Rockland may well feel proud, for it 
is unsurpassed by that of any individual, firm or corpo- 
ration in Maine, engaged in a similar line of business, 
and those who place orders with this representative 
establishment are sure of receiving as large a return for 
their money as is given by any house in the country, for 
the proprietor, Mr. Samuel Bryant, allows no one to un- 
dersell him ; he having facilities which enable him to 
easily meet all honorable competition. The business 
was founded nearly 40 years ago, by Mr. A. B. Cobb, 
and in 1860 came under the control of Messrs. Cobb & 
Sweet who were succeeded by Messrs. A. B. Cobb & Co., 
the present firm-name being adopted in 1865. Mr. 
Bryant was born in Montville, Maine, but has long 
resided in Rockland and has been and is so prominently 
identified with the development of this enterprising city 
as to be one of the most widely and favorably known of 
our local business men. He was Mayor of Rockland for 
two years and has also served as Representative in the 
Legislatures, so that extended personal mention would 
be entirely superfluous. He gives close supervision to 
the details of his business and the result is to be seen in 
the promptness and accuracy with which orders are 
filled and the uniform superiority of the product. All 
kinds of Cemetery work are produced, in foreign and 
American Marble and Scotch and native granite; every 
variety of design from the simplest to the most elaborate 
being manufactured and the workmanship being strictly 
first-class in every instance. Spacious premises, located 
at No. 2S2 Main St., are utilized and 8 eflicient assistants 
employed, so that all orders, large and small, can be 
fitted at short notice. 



E. F. LEACH, Dealer in all Fir.st Class 
Sewing Machines, Parlor Organs, Needles, Oil and 
Attachments, Sewing Machines Repaired. Store 334 
Main Street. Rockland, Me. Many years have passed 
since the first practical sewing machine was placed upon 
the market, and the public (or at least that portion of it 
whicli has occasion to use machines of that kind) has 
become too familiar with the actual merits and dements 
of the many machines now manufactured to be persuaded 
that any one kind monopolizes all the advantages ; it 
being a matter of common knowledge that there are 
various makes of sewing machines entitled to a place in 
the front rank and that each of them possesses certain 
points of superiority which make them unequalled for 
certain kinds of work. Hence the choice of a machine 
is by no means so simple a matter as it might be, and a 
dealer who proposes to really furnish the best possible 
service must follow the example of Mr. E. F. Leach and 
handle all first-class sewing machines and not confine 
himself to one or two makes, no matter how excellent 
they may be in their own special field. Mr. Leach was 
born in Camden, Maine ; has carried on his present 
business in Rockland for more than ten years, and has 
established such relations with leading manufacturers as 
to be in a position to quote bottom prices and to fill all 
orders without delay. He is prepared to supply needles, 
oil, attachments and sewing machine goods in general 
at the most favorable rates, and also to repair machines 
in a thoroughly satisfactory manner at short notice. 
Parlor Organs are largely dealt in also, all styles being 
furnished at bottom prices, and we would most earnest- 
ly advise such of our readers as wish to buy any of the 
goods mentioned to call at Mr. Leach's store, No. 334 
Main St.. as time and monej- may be saved by so doing. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



H. H. CF^IE^ «S? CO., 



IIKALER?; IN 



II^OIV eirxcl SOTEJE^Xv, 



SHOES AND NAILS, 

Blacksmiths' Stock and Tools, 
Carriage Stock aud Trimmings, Ship Chandlery and Fishermen's Goods, Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, &c. 
Quarry Stock aud Tools, Paints, Oils, Na"ils, Glass, Barbed Fence Wire, &c., General Hardware. 

The position held by Messrs. H. H. Crie & Co., may be very briefly stated, this tirm being the leading General 
Hardware house of this sectiou. The business v/as founded by Mr." Hiram H. Crie, away back in 1S5U, and in 1805 
the present tirni-name was adopted, but the Arm was then made up of Messrs. H. H. and K. F. Crie. In 1871, Mr. 
R. Y. Crie was admitted, and in 1SS5 the membership became as at present, the partners then and now being Messrs. 
H. H. & R. Anson Crie, the former a native of Martinicus, Maine, and the latter of this city. The senior partner 
was at one time connected with the city government, and both members of the firm are widely known throughout 
Rockland and vicinity. The store is located at No. 456 Main street, and is very spacious. The firm also have com- 
modious storehouses in diflerent parts of the city. A mere catalogue of their stock would exhaust our available 
space many times over, but sufliee it to say, it comprises full lines of goods suitable for blacksmiths. Machinists, 
<iuarrymen. Painters, Fishermen, Sportsmen, Seamen and Farmers; Ship, Boat, Carriage and House Builders. 

Goods are furnished in quantities to suit, both a wholesale and retail business being done, and positively bottom 
l)rices are quoted on all the articles dealt in, and their quality is guaranteed to prove as represented. Adequate 
assistance is employed, and despite the magnitude of the business, all orders are assured prompt aud careful 
attention. 



LEWIS CHILDS & CO., Manufacturers and 
Wholesale Dealers in Plain and Fancy Confectionery, 
■562 Main Street, Rockland, Me., Lewis Childs, Harry 
H. French. — Such of our readers as are at all observing 
cannot have failed to notice that there has been a 
decided reduction in the retail price of confectionery of 
late years, and tlierefore tiiey need not be told that the 
competition in this line of business is very close and 
active. But this reduction in price has not been an 
unmixed benefit, for it has caused mauj' manufacturers 
to use inferior materials and to turn out goods that are 
not as wholesome as they sliould be. and therefore we 
take especial pleasure in calling attention to the estab- 
lishment carried on by Messrs. Lewis Childs & Co., at 562 
Main street, for they are manufacturers of and wholesale 
dealers in plain and faucj- confectionery, and their pro- 
ductions can be cordially recommended, for they are 
made from excellent materials, are free from all in- 
jurious flavorings or colorings, and are as healthful as 
they are delicious, while at the same time they are 
oftered at prices within the means of all. Messrs. Lewis 
Childs & Co. utilize the most improved methods, and 
are in a position to fill all orders at short notice, as 
well as at bottom prices. The individual members of 
the firm are Mr. Lewis Childs and Mr. Harry H. 
French, both of whom are natives of Maine, and well 
known throughout Rockland. They ship their goods 
to almost every portion of New England, and they 
never fail to give the best of satisfaction wherever 
introduced. 



CITY MARKET., Ireland & Whitney, Pro- 
prietors; Meats, Groceries, Fruit, and Confectionery, 
Fresh Fish Tuesday and Fridays, Flour, Corn, Meal, 
Oats, etc., cor. Park & Union Sts., Rockland, Me. — Busi- 
ness was established here by Mr. J. R. Frohoe many 
years ago and conducted by him until it was bouglit by Ire- 
land i& Whitney in 1801. They are dealers ii] choice 
Family Groceries, Fruit and Coufeciiouery. tlou:, 
Corn Meal, Oats, etc. They have on Tuesday and Friday a 
good assortment of Fresh Fish, and as there is a great 
choice between fresh hard fish just from tlie water it 
is well to know were it can be purchased. The "City 
Market" is the place, too, where you can buy first-class 
meats, as they claim to sell the "best meats in the city. 
Although "City Market" has been under the control of 
Messrs. Ireland & Whitney only since 1891, the public 



have found out that they understand their business and 
have tlie faculty of serving their customers in a manner 
tliat gives great satisfaction. Employment is given to 
competent lielp. The "City Market" is located on the 
Corner of Park and Union streets. The ground floor and 
cellar, measuring 40x55 feet are occupied for this business. 
Mr. G. W. Ireland is a native of Massachusetts, while 
Mr. F. W. Whitney was born inthis city. 



GEO. W. DRAKE, Dealer in Palace Queen 
Hot Air and Hot Water Furnaces, Stoves, Plows, Cast- 
ings, Agent for Mudgett Hay Tedder. Side Hill Plows, 
AV alter A. Wood and Victor Mower, Rockland, Me. — It 
is sometimes very hard to discriminate between true and 
false economy, and many persons think they are saving 
money by a certain course of conduct, when in reality 
they are wasting it. An example of this may be found 
in the experience of those wlio persist in using an old- 
style or worn-out cooking or heating stove in order to 
save the expense of a new one. If fuel cost nothing 
perhaps there might be a saving hy this course of action, 
but as a matter of fact it costs considerable, and the 
diflerence in the amount consumed in a single year will 
often amount to enougli to buy a new stove, for it should 
be remembered that the latest styles are much more 
economical of fuel than the older ones, besides being 
mucli more convenient and easier managed. Mr. Geo. 
AV. Drake deals largely in the most improved stoves and 
ranges, and those wishing to see the latest novelties in 
this line should call at his store, for he quotes bottom 
prices, and can fill all orders at short notice. Mr. Drake 
deals in the Palace Queen Hot Air and Hot AVater 
Furnaces and hot water heater, also stoves, plows, 
castings. Octagon parlor and cooking ranges, refrigera- 
tors, churns, butter workers, butter salt, etc.. and is 
agent for the Spicer hay tedder, side hill plows, also the 
Buckeye mower. The premises occupied comprise two 
floors, each 28 by 60 feet in dimensions, which are well 
stocked with the above named lines of merchandise, and 
as four thoroughly well informed assistants are em- 
ployed, either wholesale or retail orders can be filled 
witiiout delay. Mr. Drake is a native of Union, Me., 
and has carried on his present business in Rockland since 
1S71. where he has been connected with the city council 
for two years, and is very generally known in both 
social and business circles. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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JONA. CROCKETT, Dealer in Hardware, 
Stoves, ■Furnaces, etc. Tin and Sheet Iron Worker. 
Orders for Plumbing Promptly Attended to. 333 Main 
St., Kockland, Me, The business carried on by Mr. 
Jonathan Crockett was started by him in ISSO. The 
premises occupied are 20x60 feet in dimensions and 
comprise the ground floor and basement at 333 Main st. 
He deals largely in hardware in general and carries a 
full assortment of all goods which are classed under that 
name. The furnaces, stoves and ranges handled by Mr. 
Crockett represent the latest ahd most improved pro- 
ductions of the day and intending purchasers can do no 
better than to buy of him. He has every facility for 
doing tin and sheet iron work and orders in this branch 
will be done in a neat and durable manner. He is also 
prepared to take orders for plumbing which will be 
promptly attended to and performed in the most satis- 
factory and thoroughly approved modern style. Mr. 
Crockett employs skilled and competent help and those 
who seek for reliable workmanship cannot fail to ap- 
preciate his efforts to produce such work. He is a 
native of Rockland and has served in the army during 
the late war. 

FRED F. BURPEE, Dispensing Drnggist, 
cor. Main and Limerock Streets, Rockland, Me. The 
motto chosen by Mr. Fred F. Burpee—" Accuracy and 
Purity " — is certainly most appropriate for a Dispensing 
Druggist but the most gratifying thing is that it was 
not selected merely because it sounded well but is 
really the guiding principle of the management of the 
prescription department of his extensive drug business. 
The word "• freshness " might be added to the motto and 
its descriptiveness thereby be increased, for Mr. Burpee 
is as particular to supply fresh drugs in the case of 
those which experience has shown to be impaired by 
age as he is to handle drugs of standard and guaranteed 
purity. In short be endeavors to conduct a prescription 
department which shall be worthy of every confidence, 
and he succeeds so well that his establishment stands 
second to none in the opinion of physicians and others 
competent to judge of its merits. It is located at the 
corner of Main and Limerock sts., and the premises are 
spacious, and very thoroughh' fitted up, they contain- 
ing a heavy stock including all articles usually found in 
a first-class Pharmacy. This enterprise was inaugurated 
by Mr. Edward Merrill, in 1868, and subsequently came 
under the control of Messrs. Merrill & Burpee, wlio 
were succeeded by the present proprietor in 1883. He is 
a native of Rockland, and by reason of his energetic 
and honorable business methods is extremely well-known 
and highly esteemed throughout this section. 

WILLIAMS'S RESTAURANT, 332 Main St., 
Rockland, Me. There is hardly any ordinary service 
which one person can render another which will be more 
gratefully received than a " pointer " as to where a good 
meal can be had for little monej-, and we are going to 
earn the gratitude of many of our Rockland readers by 
directing them to the Restaurant conducted by Mr. John 
Williams, at Xo. 332 Main St., for the food here is ex- 
cellent, the service prompt and obliging, and the prices 
are as " popular " as it is possible to make them. Twenty- 
five cents is certainly a very moderate price to pay for a 
really " square'" meal, and for that much money Mr. 
Williams will furnish food that in quantity will satisfy 
the hungriest and in quality will please the most fastid- 
ious. He is a native of Portugal, and did not open his 
present establishment until 1891, but it is already a 
popular favorite and at the present rate of increase the 
business will soon become the largest of the kind in the 
city. Mr. Williams closely supervises every detail, and 
maintains the service at the very highest standard of 
erticiency. 



R. FRED CRIE & CO., Dealers in Flonr, 
Groceries, Provisions, Ship and Naval Stores, Paints 
and Oils, Fishermen's Outfits, Dried and Pickled Fish. 
Higgins' Eureka Fine Salt, Boat, Cut and Clinch Nails. 
Agents for Johns' Asbestos Liquid Paints and Roofing. 
4.o3 Main Street, Rockland, Me. No extended explana- 
tion is necessary to account for the success which has 
attended the enterprise now carried on by Messrs. R. 
Fred Crie & Co., since operations were begun in 1879, for 
the business policy of the concern — " all sales made at 
the lowest prices for cash " — is a very attractive one, 
and when ably carried out, will ensure the success of 
an}' undertaking unless the attending circumstances are 
exceptionally unfavorable. The store is conveniently 
located at 4.53 Main st., and is 30 by 70 feet in dimensions, 
a basement of equal size also being utilized. The stock 
dealt in includes so large and complete an assortment of 
merchandise, that any attempt to describe it would be 
simply impossible and we will therefore only say it in- 
cludes Flour, Groceries, Provisions, Ship and Naval 
Stores, Paints and Oils, Fishermen's Outfits, Dried and 
Pickled Fish. Worcester Fine Salt, Boat, Cut and 
Clinch Nails. Messrs. Crie & Co., are also Agents for 
John's Asbetos Liquid Paints and Roofing. Although 
all classes of trade are catered to, the general average 
of the commodities dealt in is very high, while, as before 
remarked, the price are as low as the lowest. Mr. R. 
Fred Crie commenced business in Rockland in 1807 as a 
member of the firm of H. H. Crie & Co., and began this 
business in 1877, and so continued it until 1884, when 
the firm name was changed to the present style of R. 
Fred Crie & Co., Mr. James I. Hall being admitted to 
partnership. Mr. Hall was clerk for Mr. Crie from the 
time the enterprise was started until he became a mem- 
ber of the firm. The proprietors give close personal 
attention to the details of their business, and employ 
sufficient assistance to enable them to promise prompt, 
courteous and accurate service to every customer. 



J. G. TORREY & SON, Manufacturers and 
Dealers in Composition Ship Fastenings, Ship Trim- 
mings, Ship Water Closets, Pumps, Bells, Rubber Hose, 
etc. 491-497 Main Street. 
Rockland, Me. The firm of 
J. G.Torrey & Son is one of 
the most widely and favor- 
ably known houses in its 
line of trade in new England 
for its products are unsur- 
passed by any in the market 
and its business was founded 
nearly 40 years ago. Oper- 
ations were begun in 1853 
by Mr. J. G. Torrey, who 
admitted Mr. George E. 
Torrey to partnership in 
1874 when the present firm- 
name was adopted. The 
concern are manufacturers of 
and dealers in Composition Ship Fastenings, Ship Trim- 
mings, Ship Water Closets, Pumps, Bells, Rubber Hose, 
etc., and they manufacture nothing but the very best 
grade of goods, the fact that an article was made by 
Slessrs. J. G. Torrey & Son is accepted by consumers 
and the trade as positive evidence that it is equal to the 
best in every respect. The business extends all along 
the Atlantic seaboard and on the great lakes, but the 
firm's facilities are correspondingly extensive and they 
are prepared to fill all orders at short notice and at the 
lowest rates consistent with the maintenance of the 
high standard so long associated with their productions. 
Spacious premises located at Nos. 491-497 Main St., are 
occupied and a large and varied stock is carried at all times. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



CDanafaGturers of bime. 



AND DEALERS IN 



Ship Chandlery, Cordage, Duek, Groceries, Corn, 

FLOUR AND PROVISIONS. 



s&s :xla.t:^ so^.. 



KJOOKir^iVIVI), :\Te. 



MRS. D. E. HOYT, Dealer iu Milliuery and 
Fancy Goods, -331 Main Street, Rockland, Me. One of 
the most successful and enterprising retail dealers in 
millinery and fancy goods here In Rockland is Mrs. D. 
E. Hoyt, whose well known establishment is located at 
331 Main Street. Mrs. Hoyt is a native of Massachu- 
setts. The position she now occupies has been gained 
by hard persistent work and courteous demeanor to all 
her patrons, and by unfailing integrity in all her trans- 
actions. She emplo)'s four competent assistants, and 
keeps constantly on hand a well assorted and carefullj- 
selected stock of everything usually to be found in a 
first-class establishment of this kind. Her experience 
leads her to anticipate and meet the wants of the public 
in a prompt and satisfactory manner, a self-evident fact, 
judging from the large number of patrons who are to be 
Been in her store at almost any time during the day. The 
store covers an area of some 1,200 square feet, and the 
mi/linery and fancy goods are displayed to excellent 
advantage. 

MASSACHUSETTS CLOTHING CO., Cus- 
tom and Ready-Made Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats 
and Caps, D. O. Patterson, Manager, Rockland, Me. One 
must converse freely with the people in order to get a 
correct idea of the standing of such an enterprise as that 
conducted by the Massachusetts Clothing Co. for it is 
the people who make use of the facilities provided and 
are competent and unprejudiced judges of the value of the 
service rendered. Their verdict in the case of the enter- 
prise iu question is in the highest degree favorable and 
their reasons for so deciding are plain and conclusive. 
They say that the Massachusetts Clothing Co. always 
offer a large and varied stock of serviceable and fashion- 
able goods, that their prices are uniformly moderate and 
their representations are to be thoroughly depended upon, 
while it is the unvariable policy of the management to 
treat callers with courtesy and consideration, and to 
give them every opportunity to make intelligent choice 
as regards the selection of goods. It is obvious that such 
methods as these must command success, and as a matter 
of fact a large retail business is done. The establish- 
ment is thoroughly well equipped in every department. 
Competent asistants are employed and a most attractive 
stock of Custom, and Ready Made Clothing, Furnish- 
ing Goods, Hats, Caps, etc., constantly on hand to choose 
from. Mr. D. O. Patterson, the manager, is a native of 
Warren, Me. and has been located in Rockland since 1891. 
He gives his business close personal attention and is ever 
on the alert to improve the service rendered. 



MYRTLE HOUSE, H. B. MANK, Proprie- 
tor, Rockland, Maine. The Myrtle House holds a high 
position among those hotels that offer home-like accom- 
modations to the traveling public, and indeed it would 
be difficult to find a house in which patrons are actually 
given "more for their money" in every sense of the 
phrase. Of course Maine has many first-class hotels 
furnished up in grand style, equipped with "all modern 
conveniences," etc., etc., but most of us don't care to 
live in palaces, and are perfectly satisfied when we can 
get a pleasant, well-kept room in a well-managed hotel, 
where the table is supplied with an abundance of well- 
cooked and neatly served food. Now this is just what 
is obtained at the Myrtle House, and therefore we take 
pleasure in recommendiug this hotel to those who ap- 
preciate "solid comfort" and wish to avoid exorbitant 
prices. The house in question was originally opened 
by Mr. S. B. White, who was succeeded by Mr. H. B. 
Mank in 1890. Mr. Mauk is a native of Waldoboro, 
Me., and has a thorough knowledge of the art of hotel 
keeping. The house is located only a few steps from 
the depot, is very comfortably furnished and has twenty- 
two sleeping rooms. Four competent and courteous 
assistants are constantly employed, and every attention 
is paid to the wants of the guests, either permanent or 
transient. The Myrtle House is increasing in populari- 
ty throughout this vicinity, and the proprietor spares 
no trouble to constantly improve the service rendered. 

PERKINS' DINING ROOMS AND RES- 
TAURANT, 301 Main Street, Rockland. Me. There is 
BO surer way to gain the good will of the average man 
than by directing him to an establishment where he can 
get wliat is popularly known as "a square meal" at a 
moderate price, for if the service there afforded prove 
satisfactory to him, he will remember you gratefully 
every time he repeats his visit. Therefore we feel that 
we are bound to make many friends among our readers 
by bringing to their attention the Perkins' Dining Rooms 
and Itestaurant at No. 301 Main Street, conducted by 
Mrs. E. L. Perkins. She treats her patrons so liberally 
that we do not see how it would be possible for any 
reasonable man to find fault with the accommodation 
offered. Her bill of fare is varied, and everything is 
cooked nicely and served well, while her prices are very 
moderate. Her pastry is made fresh every day, and she 
is prepared to take orders for wedding cake, which will 
be properly packed and sent all over the country. She 
also keeps on hand a fresh assortment of confectionery, 
tobacco and cigars. Mrs. Perkins, who is a native of 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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ST. CLAIR BROS. & CO. 

lVlanufacti_irers of Kine Confectionery, 

And JOBBERS OF NUTS, CIGARS, Etc. GOODS PURE AND FRESH, 

Teleplxoiie Cosaneotioxi. "7^3. iv<l.A.I3^ SXX^EET, T^OC;J^X^.£L.1TJD, Iv^E. 

The high reputation held by the productions of Messrs. St. Clair Bros. & Co. is not the result of chance or of 
any "lucky hit," but has been brought about by the persistent following of strictly honorable and legitimate 
methods, for the firm make it a point to use the best obtainable materials, carefully supervise all the details of 
manufacture, provide the most improved facilities, and employ experienced aud careful assistants. Their establish- 
ment is locuted at 741 Main Street, and comprises three floors, each 1200 square feet in area, the business being as 
comprehensive as it is extensive. Confectionery of all descriptions is manufactured, and nuts, cigars, etc., dealt 
in. An exclusively wholesale business is done, the largest orders being filled at short notice, and no pains spared 
to fully satisfy the most fastidious customer. 

The firm is composed of Messrs. A. P. and A. A. St. Clair and X. B. Allen, all of whom are natives of South 
Hope, Me., and give close personal supervision to the more important details of the business. They employ eight 
assistants and constantly strive to improve the service rendered, and propose to fully maintain the leading position 
now held among representative confectioners of Rockland. These gentlemen are all well known throu"'hout this 
city. Mr. A. F. St. Clair is Alderman for Ward 1, and Mr. N. B. Allen Councillor for Ward 2. 



Montville, Maine, has been in this line of business since 
180], and certainly has had experience enough to be 
amply qualified to suit the public. She employs four 
careful assistants, who are prompt and attentive to all 
customers. The premises are 3.5x60 feet In dimensions 
and located on the ground floor, the doors of which are 
open from 4 a. m. to 12 p. m. in summer and from G 
a. m. to 12 p. m. in winter. Mrs. Perkins makes a 
specialty of oysters, which she serves in any form, and 
in a manner hard to equal. 



H. O. GUEDY & Co., Manufacturers of Lime 
& Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, Rockland, Me. It 
is obvious that those dealing in building materials must 
occupy a very important place in the community, for 
building is constantly going on, and the demand for Lime, 
etc. is correspondingly great. Prominent among those 
using these [commodities are H. O. Gurdy & Co, who 
are manufacturers of Lime. They have three Lime 
Kilns and have capacity for 120,000 casks, 60,000 casks 
were used in 1800. Employment is aflbrded to twenty- 
five men in this business. Messrs. Gurdy & Co. are 
also dealers in Groceries and Provisions. Their stock 
contains a full and selected assortment of Choice Family 
goods which are oflered to their customers on the most 
liberial terms. The premises are located on Camden St. 
Two floors and basement are occupied, 30x.50 feet in di- 
meusions. Two assistants are employed in the store. 
Mr. H. O. Gurdy is a native of Massachusetts, S. H. 
Gurdy was born in New Hampshire. This business was 
started in 1881, and its success has been gained by honor- 
able dealings. 



DAY & MOESE, Maker.s and Eepairers of 
Machinery, Rockland, Me. Every consulting engineer 
of long experience can readily recall many cases where 
excellent engines and pumps failed to give satisfaction 
on account of the unskilful manner in which they had 
been set up, aud it is a fact that every steam user should 
know and bear in mind that the efliciency, the economy 
and the durability of steam power and steam heating 
plants, pumping and other kinds of machinery, shafting, 
etc., are all dependent in a great measure upon the style 
in which they are arranged and adjusted. In this con- 
nection we may properly call attention to the service 
offered by Messrs. Day & Morse, makers and repairers 
of machinerv, for they give particular attention to the 
setting up of engines, pumps, etc., and have the neces- 
sary experience, skill and facilities to accomplish thor- 
oughly satisfactory results. A large force of competent 



assistants is employed, and commissions can be exe- 
cuted at very short notice. Messrs. Day & Morse have 
the entire charge of the constructing and repairing of 
the Lime Rock Railroad's rolling stock, and they have 
located their works on the line of the railroad on that 
account. A feature of the business is the doing of gas, 
water and steam piping to order, and the firm are pre- 
pared to furnish all goods pertaining to gas and steam 
fitting, including pipe and steam fittings, rubber and 
hemp packing, etc., together with waste, lubricating 
oils, emery cloth, belt lacings and other mill and 
machine shop supplies. The shop is located on the line 
of the Lime Rock R. R., ofl" Park street, the premises 
being spacious and thoroughly equipped. The business 
was founded in 1886 by Mr. H. C. Day. who became 
associated with Mr. M. A. Morse under the existing 
firm-name in 1889. Both partners are natives of Rock- 
land and are widely known throughout this section, 
especially in mechanical circles. 



W. A.. SJVIITH, 

PHOTOGHilPHER, 

We have no hesitation in saying that those who wish to 
get absolutely first-class photographic work at moderate 
price, cannot possibly do better than to visit the spacious 
aud well equipped studio of Mr. W. A. Smith. His 
rooms which measure 1400 square feet are located on the 
third floor of the Union Block Xo. 368 Maiu street, 
Rockland. Mr. Smith who is a native of Winterport, 
Me., founded this business in 18S0, and has become well 
and favorably known .as a superior photographer and an 
artist in Crayon Work. Mr. Smith is familiar with all 
the details of his business and the most approved methods 
of producing the most perfect likeness. It is time and 
money thrown away to patronize those who strive only 
to make pretty pictures for when we wish a picture of 
our friends we desire a correct likeness of them as they 
are. We feel confident that all branches of the work 
done here will give satisfaction in every respect. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



WENTWOETH& CO., Boots, Shoes and Eiib- 
bers, 3.38 Main St., Rockland. One of the oldest and most 
generally accepted of the many health rules laid down by 
physicians is " keep the head cool and the feet warm," 
and certain it is that as long as the head and feet are 
comfortable the rest of the body may generally be safely 
left to take care of itself. But there is no such thing as 
having your feet comfortable as long as you wear unsuit- 
table or ill-fitting shoes and hence is is well worth while 
to use careful discrimination in the selection of footwear 
even if fashon and appearance be left out of the question 
altogether. There is no need of that omission however 
for it is possible to obtain shoes that are stylish as well 
as easy, and that fit perfectly and yet cost but a fraction 
of what custom-made footwear would, and one excellent 
place at which to get them is at the store conducted by 
Messers,AVentworth & Co., No. .338 Main St. This firm 
carry on a business established by Mr. T. A. Wentworth, 
away back in 1855, and rank with leading boot and shoe 
houses of this section of the State. A very large and ex- 
tremely varied stock is carried and the assortment of 
sizes and widths is so complete that the most difficult 
feet can be fitted ; while the most fastidious tastes can be 
suited as the latest novelties in fashionable footwear are 
at hand to choose from. Bottom prices are quoted on all 
the goods handled and prompt and courteous attention is 
assured to every caller. 

C. B. EMER.Y, Sign and Fresco Painter, Rock- 
land Maine. In Sign and Fresco Painting as in everything 
else, skill and experience are necessary to secure good 
work. It does not cost a great deal to have painting done 
properly, and Mr. C. B. Emery has every facilityfor do- 
ing work well and at moderate prices. He uses no inferior 
paints as may be known from his reputation for producing 
thoroughly satisfactory results both as to the manner in 
which the labor is performed and in the wear of the 
colors used. He can point to many signs in this vicinity 
as specimens of his skill and taste, and he has also had 
much experience in decorating and frescoing. The prem- 
ises used for this business are located on the second 
floor of No. 2S0 Main St., Rockland and will measure 18x 
40 feet; Mr. Emery who is a native of Rockland, estab- 
lished this business in 1883 and he can refer to many in 
this City who have engaged his services and speak in the 
highest terms of his ability. Employment is afforded to 
three competent assistants who are prompt in attending 
to customers and orders. 



ALMOX BIRD, Lime Manufacturer, also dealer 
in Groceries, and Provisions, etc., 733 and 737 Main St., 
Rockland, Maine. The business carred on by Mr. Almon 
Bird came into his possession as late as 1801 , but it is one 
of the oldest and most firmly established enterprises of 
the kind in Rockland, its origin dating away back to 1800. 
The original proprietors were Messrs. Ames & Rankin, 
they being succeeded in 1875 by Messrs. Ames & Co., 
In 1889, Mr. G. A. Ames assumed sole control and gave 
place to the present owner two years later. Mr. Bird is a 
manufacturer of lime and a dealer in groceries, provisions, 
and family stores in general ; his store being located at 
Nos. 733 and 737 Main St., and a very carefully chosen 
stock being carried, kilns are operated, and 12 men are 
employed in the manufacture of lime, together with three 
coopers, and the annual production amounts to 40,000 
casks. The lime is of uniformly excellent quality, com- 
paring favorably with any of similiar grade and Mr. Bird 
is prepared to quote the lowest prevailing rates, and to 
fill the heaviest orders at short notice. The bulk of the 
product is shipped to New York, quite an extensive fleet 
of coasters being utilized. In the retail department of the 
business the service is equally satisfactory; callers being 
assured prompt and courteous attention and dependable 
goods being furnished at bottom prices. 



H. B. WEBBER, Groceries and Provisions, 
147 Main Street, Rockland. As most of us have to 
work pretty hard for what money we get we are not to 
be blamed for doing our best to get full value in ex- 
change for every dollar we spend, and as value is made 
up of quality no less than of quantity, we attach as much 
importance to a dealer being reliable as we do to his 
quoting bottom prices. Therefore when we recommend 
the store conducted by Mr. H. B. Webber to our readers 
and say that his prices are always in accordance with 
the lowest market rates, we tell only half the story, — 
the other half being that the goods furnished by him are 
strictlj' and uniformly reliable, they proving just as rep- 
resented in every respect. Mr. Webber is a native of 
Trenton, Maine, and in 1890 succeeded Mr. A. T. Sher- 
man, who had carried on the business since 1888. The 
premises made use of are located at No. 147 Main St. 
and contain a very carefully selected stock of Fancy 
Staple Groceries, Provisions, Teas, Coffees, Spices, 
Canned Goods, etc., togetiier the leading brands of To- 
bacco, choice Cigars, and pure and finely flavored con, 
fectionery. Family trade is made a leading specialty, 
orders are promptly and acouratel}' filled, and no trouble 
is spared to fully satisfy every customer. 



W. T. HEWETT, Baker, Rockland, Maine. 
The establisment now conducted by Mr. W. T. Hewett, 
is well worthy of prominent and favorable mention, for 
the entire community are interested in an enterprise 
which has for its object the furnising of nutritious and 
palatable bread, cake and pastry to the public at moder- 
ate rates, tliis is just what Mr. Hewett is prepared to 
do, as a visit to his store and a trial of his productions 
will prove to the satisfaction of the most skeptical. 
This gentleman was born in Rockland and is well known 
throughout this city. He began business in 1860, and 
now occupies premises at 500 Main St, covering an ares 
of some 1000 square feet, they being equipped with all 
necessary facilities to carry on operations, to the best 
advantage. Employment is given to five competent and 
careful assistants and no pains are spared to produce 
goods that will suit the most fastidious, the material be- 
ing carefully selected and the variovis details being given 
close personal supervision by the proprietor who is thus 
enabled to guarantee that his products shall prove just as 
represented. Prompt and courteous attention is assured 
to every caller, and the stock is so frequently renewed 
as always to be fresh and tempting, while the prices 
quoted are as low as can possibly be named on articles 
of equal excellence. 

JOHN LONGLEY, Rigger, Atlantic Wharf, 
Rockland Maine, Mr. John Longleyhas carried on oper- 
ations in Rockland as a rigger for about 17 years, but al- 
though that is quite a long time it by no means comprises 
his entire experience in this important line of industry, he 
having been engaged in it at Thomaston for 21 years be- 
fore coming to this city. So important a maritine State as 
Maine naturally contains many Riggers, some of whom 
have a high and extended reputation, but not one ranks 
in this respect higher than does Mr. Longleyfor, to use 
the words of one who has had business relations with him 
for many years, when Longley does a thing it is done right, 
there is no guess-work about it: no covering up of poor 
stock, and no " soldiering" of any kind. It is done hon- 
estly throughout and as well as he knows how to do it, — 
not "a rigger in this country has a more complete knowl- 
edge of his business." Such being the case it is un- 
necessar}' for us to go into detail concerning the 
character of his work, suffice it to say it is first class in 
every respect, and moderate charges are made in every 
instance. A loft having an area of 5,000 square feet and 
located at Atlantic Wharf is utilized : G competent assist- 
ants are employed. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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E. P. Sullivan. 



^y. H. Wakefield. 



I^OCI^lifll^D HECUS CO. 

Successors to O. S. Andrews. 

No. 425 Main Street, ROCKLAND, MAINE. 

School and Offioe Supplies, F eriodioals, 

BOOKS and STATIONERY. 

V^all S^a{)cr and "Windou; Shades, 

PICTURE FRAMING DONE TO ORDER. 




.Snow & Cu.'s .Suip Vauu and Makine liAii.WAV. 



I. L. SXOW & CO., Ship Builders and 

Marine Railways. Dealers in Materials for Repairing 
Vessels. Duck, Cord&ge, Oakum, Paints, Oils, Copper 
Paints, Corn, AVest India Goods, Groceries and Provis- 
ions, Rockland, Maine. The undertaking carried on by 
Messrs. I. L. Snow & Co.. is deserving of particularly 
prominent mention, not only because of its comprehen- 
siveness and importance but also because of its long 
standing and the fact that it is one of the most truly 
representative enterprises now located in this city. It 
was inaugurated upward of 30 years ago, operations 
having been begun in 1860 by Messrs. Snow, Farwell & 
Co., and the firm name subsequently was changed to 
Snow, Pearsons & Co., and again to Snow & Pearsons, 
the present firm being formed in ISSO. It is composed 
of Messrs. Israel L., Richard IC, and Israel Snow, all 



of whom were born in Rockland and are far too well 
known in business and social circles to render extended 
personal mention at all necessary. The business con- 
ducted by them may be divided into two departments, 
the firm being ship builders and dealers in materials for 
repairing vessels, and also as ship chandlers, this de- 
partment being largely devoted to supplying their own 
ships. Their shipbuilding and repairing plant includes 
marine railwaj's with capacity of GOO tons register, and 
they are prepared to do all kinds of vessels joiner work, 
iron work and caulking at short notice and at moderate 
rates. Duck, cordage, oakum, paints, oils, copper 
paints, etc., will be supplied in quantities to suit at 
bottom prices. They are also importers and dealers in 
salt; and all orders large and small are assured prompt 
and careful attention. 



A2VJVI. F». HXJI^rvE^^^, 



MANUFACTURER OF 



ROCKLAND LIME, 



Water Street, 



Rockland, Nlaine. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



A. J. Bird. 



A. D. Bird. 



H. G. Bird. 



A. J. BIRD «( CO. 



DEALERS IN 



Free Burning and Hard White Ash, 
Lehigh and Cumberland 



PLASTERING HAIR, BALED HAT, AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CEMENT, 



TELEPHONE CONNECTION. 



TlIK THOKNDIKK, I!.-iiy Bros., I'ropric 
tors, li. U. Aiuiros, M.anagei-. First class Livery, Hack, 
Boiiniing iiiul Sale Stable t'oniu'oted with the House. 
Kocklnnil, Me. 'I'he " 'I'lionidiko House." or the 
" 'riKiriidike," lis it is luon^ coimnoiily called, is IJook- 
laiui's representative hotel and well deserves that 
distinction for there is not a Iiotel in Maine more liheral- 
ly and i)roj;ressively managed or more lii(;ldy regarded 
by the traveling public. It was opened some ten years 
ago by Messrs. H. C. Chapman and Herry Brothers, 
and in 188S came under tlie sole control of Slessrs. Berry 
Brothers, this firm being composed of Messrs. F. H. and 
C. H. Meiry, botli of whom are natives of Hockland, 
where they are very prominent in both business and 
social circles. The 'rhoriidike is managed by Mr. B. If. 
Andros, an experienced hotel man tliorougidy conver- 
sant with the latest developments of modern hotel 
keeping and assiduous in his elVorts to promote the com- 
fort and ha|ipiness of guests. Mr. Andros realizes tliat 
the best appointed and most liberally conducted hotel 
will fail to give even ordinary satisfaction unless the 
service be in keei)ing witli tlu; other accommodations, 
and hence he employs a large force of thoroughly com- 
petent assistants and insists upon guests being "treated 
courteously at all times and under all circumstances. 
Some of our readers may consider it superfluous to 
mention this fact, courteous treatment being obviously 
the due of every patron of a flrst-class hotel, but ex- 
perienced travellers know that polite and attentive 
service is by no means so common as it might be and 
will agree with us in cousidering the certainty of receiv- 
ing it one of the most prondnent of the 'i'horndike's 
many advantages. Tlie hotel building is a handsome 
and tinely arniiiged structure, containing 100 guest- 
rooms and advantageously located at the corner of Main 
and See Streets. Its eciuipment includes all modern 
conveniences, such as elevator, electric bells, steam 
heat, etc., and there is an excellent billiard parlor and 
a flrst-class barber shop in the house, while one of the 
best livery, hack, boarding and sale stables in the State 
is connected with tlie hotel. The niiauie will not suffer 
by comparison with that of any other JIaine hotel, and 
the service at tlie table is exceptionally prompt and 
Clllcient. Every train and every steamboat arriving at 
Bockland is met by a carriage from this house, so that 
no matter what the hour of arrival may be guests are 
relieved from all anxiety respecting the transportation 
of themselves and their "baggage. 



D. 0. PATTERSON, 

Fine Custom Tailoring, 

OPP. THORHDIKE HOUSE, 

Rockland, Maine. 



ARTIITTR SHEA, Practical I'liiml.er, drain- 
age and ventilation a specialty, 481 Main street, opposite 
liindsey House, Hockland, Jle. Notwithstanding the pop- 
ular belief on the subject, it is safe to assert that general- 
ly speaking the city is more healthful for residence than 
the country, for the careful researches of i)hysicians 
and others have demonstrated the fact that the average 
duration of life is greater among those living in the cities 
than among those whoso home is in the country. The 
reason given for this remarkable fact is, that more at- 
tention is paid to drainage in the cities, and that the 
water supply from pipes is not so apt to be poisoned by 
organic matter as is that drawn from wells — by far the 
most dangerous source from which water can be obtain- 
ed. City residents very generally appreciate the im- 
portance of having their plumbling etc., done by skill- 
ful men, and as such are by no means too common, we 
take pleasure in making mention of the facilities posses- 
sed by Mr. Arthur Shea, doing business at 481 Main 
street, opposite Mndsey House, for he is a practical 
plumber, giving special attention to drainage and ven- 
tilation. He is also prepared to set up water closets, 
bath tubs, pumps, and all kinds of water fixtures for 
public or private houses in the best manner, and to attain 
results that will surely give permanent satisfaction. All 
necessary tools and appliances are at hand, to enable 
orders in city or country to be promptly filled at the 
lowest possible cost. A speciality is made of furnishing 
and setting up the "Ourney" Heater, for heating private 
and public buildings by hot water. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



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SHERMAN, GLOVER & CO., 

221 and 223 Main Street. 

AM) IIBCAI.KKS IN AM, KINDS OF 

liong and Short liumben, Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Door and UJindocu 
pran:>es. Clapboards, Shingles, Ete. 

Rockland, Maine. 



G. A. Sherman. 
W. B. IIatcit. 
T. B. Gi.OVKi;. 




J. i_;.LUi;L\(j, JioiU i'.iiiiiliT, iliirU-y'^ Wharf 
Eocklanil, Me. Mr. .J. I?. Loring began operations as 
a boat builder in Hockland in 1S73, although he has been 
identifleil with the business for inHny years, having 
carried on operations in 'I'hoinaston from lH.i4 up to tlie 
time of his removal to this town. Mr. I>oriDg was born 
in Perry, Maine, and ht-ld a captain's commission during 
the rebellion, he being in command of fionipany B, 
First Maine Cavalry. He is very generally and favora- 
bly known throughout tliis part of the .State, and his re- 
putation as a skilful and reliable yacht and boat builder 
is by no means confined to this section ; the fast and able 
craft designed and built by him having secured him 
many commissions from outside parties as well as from 
residents of Hockland and vicinity. Whatever is done at 
his shop is well-done; carefully sch^cted material is used, 
reliable assistants are employed and all work is fully 
guaranteed to prove as represented in every detail of 
material and workmanship, moderate charges are made, 
and except in the business season orders can be filled at 
very short notice. Mr. T.oring make a specialty of fancy 
pulling boats, private yachts, and runs a branch at Tho- 
maston. His boats are used almost exclusively at Bar 
Harbor. His yachts and fancy pulling boats have taken 
first prize at different times showing tbathe is among the 
leading boat builders of the present time. 



EOCKLAND Commercial Collefce, Rockland, 
Maine. Modern .Methods. Thorough Work. Skilled 
Instructors, I-ow Expenses. A Chicago newspaper re- 
cently attempted to solve the problem concerning the 
actual value of the instructton given at business colleges, 
by commissioning several reporters to interview the 
more prominent merchants and manufacturers in that 
city on the subject, and the result goes far to justify the 
claims of those institutions, for eighty per cent of those 
interviewed endorsed them warmly, thirteen per cent 



gave them (lualificd approval, and only seven [ler cent, 
condemned th(Mii as useless. But as one merchant ex- 
pressed it ''It all depends upon the college. Some of 
these business schools are mere catcli-i>enny institutions 
which give absolutely no valuable return for money 
received; others are deserving of every encouragement 
from iiarents and from the business community." An- 
other merchant said: If I had a son I should most 
certainly send liim to a commercial college, but not to 
Chicago, for although there are some excellent institu- 
tions of that kind here, their usefulness is Iniimired by 
pupils being exposed to temptations and distractions 
unavoidable in every large city. There are eciually good 
schools in much smaller cities where th(^ surroundings 
are far more advantageous." An excellent example 
of a school of this kind is alVorded by the Kockland 
Commercial College, this being the largest and best 
equipped institution of the kind in Maine, ami e(iual to 
any in the country, while its location is simr)ly jierfect 
from every poi'it of view, including economy, for the 
dilTerencc in the cost of living between Itocklanil and 
and larger cities will more than pay the cost of six 
months tuition, Day and evening instruction in all 
business and academic studies is given by a corps of In- 
structors second to none, the teachers being perman- 
ently employed and giving their entire attention to the 
welfare of students. The school year begins the first 
Monday in September of each year, and continues until 
July, but students of either sex will be admitted on 
any school day and may receive instruction in such 
branches as they choose; special advantages being 
oflered to those desiring to qualify in the shortest pos- 
sible time and at a minimum of expence fr)r teaching m 
public schools, and also to those wishing to study short- 
hand and typewriting. Instruction in penmanship 19 
another i.rominent speciality; two expert penmen being 
constantly employed and giving daily instruction to 
pupils in all departments of the college without extra 
charge. The institution is most advantag<!Ously loeatea 
in Pnisbury block, the rooms being admirably "Kl'ted 
and ventilated, commodious and well furnished. Ine 
proprietors and principals of the college are Mr. A. 
Howard and .Miss I.. Hills; Mr. Howard having eharge 
of the commercial course of studies and Miss Hills ol 
the academic. Interested visitors are always welcome 
and will be given full opportunity to personally inves- 
tigate the workings of the institution ; while those who 
are unable to call may obtain a comprehensive catalogue 
and any special information that may be desired by 
sending a letter or postal card adlressed to Commercial 
College, Ptockland, Maine. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKLAND. 



ROCKLAND SAVINGS BANK, 

ROCKLAND, MAINE. 



E. H. LAWRY, President. 



E. D. SPEAR, Tbeascreh. 



Trustees akd Managers : 



JOHN S. CASE, E. R. SPEAR, 

A. J. BIRD, SAMUEL BRYANT, 

W. H. TITCOMB, G. M. BRAISERD, 

^ E. H. LAWRY. 



£xUibit September 5, 1891 : 

Liabilities : 



Deposits, 
Reserve Fund, 
Profits, 



$804,126.07 

n,S33.85 

- 14,920.25 



Resources : 

City and County Bonds of Maine, 
City and County Bonds of otlier States, 
Railroad Bonds, - - . - - 
Water Company Bonds of Maine, - 
Other Corporation Bonds, 
Corporation Stock, . . - . 

Railroad Stock, 

Bank Stock, at par, . . . . 

Loans on Collaterals, 
Loans on Real Estate, . . - 
Real Estate Investment, 

Premium Account, 

Expense Account, . . . . 

Cash on hand and on deposit. 



8831,180.17 

SlO.l.W 00 
2.5,000.00 

287,432.30 
54,950.00 

• 23.11.5.00 

1,200.00 

1.470.00 

69.095.00 

• 240,776 94 

76.889.00 

• 13.000.00 
20.100 00 

568 SS 
11.4.33 05 

SS31.1^U,17 



RoGKLflND Nation al Bank. 

President, JOHN S. CASE. Cashier, G. HOWE WIGGIN. 

Directors : 

John S. Cask, Wm. H. Glover. E H. Lawry, Wm. T. Cobb, 

W. S. White, Fred W. Wight, Wm. W. Case. 



Report of the Condition of the Rockland National Bank, 

at Rockland, in the State of Maine, at the close of business, July 9,1591 



rhstrces: 




liabilities. 




Loans and discounts, 8385,109.30 


Capital stock paid in, 


§150.000.00 


Overdrafts, secured 




Surplus fund, 
L'ndivided profits. 


.50.000.00 


and unsecured. 


793.06 


26,070 47 


U. S. Bonds to secure 




National bank notes 




circulation. 


50,000 00 


outstanding. 


45.000.00 


Stocks, securities. 




Dividends unpaid. 


3,006.00 


claims, etc.. 


9.056.94 


Individual deposits. 




Due from approved re- 




subject to check. 


229,890.95 


serve agents. 


41,455.99 


Demand certificates 




Due from other Nation- 




of deposit. 


12.976.54 


al Banks. 


8,144 92 


Certified checks. 


50.00 


Banking-house, furni- 




Due to other Nation- 




ture and fi.xtures, 


5.000.00 


al Banks, 


2.703.60 


Current expenses and 




Due to State Banks 




taxes paid. 


12 10 


and bankers. 


.5,710.17 


Checks and other cash 




Notes and bills re-dis- 




items. 


14,232 24 


counted, 


20 000.00 


Bills of other Banks, 
Fractional paper cur- 


13,518.00 






Total, 


$545,407.73 


rency, nickels and 








cents. 


118.03 






Specie. 


15,717.15 






Redemption fund with 








U. S. Treasurer, (5 








pr ct. of circulation; 


) 2,250 00 


State of Maine 










Total. $545,407.73 


County of Kno.x, ss \ 



I, G. Howe Wiggin, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly 
swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge 
and belief. G. HOWE WIGGIN'."Cashier. 

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th day of Julv, 1891. 
N, T. F.AKWELL, Notary Public. 
Correct— Attest : JOHN S. CASE, ) 

E. H. LAWRY, Directors. 

FRliD \V. WIGHT, \ 



BEERY BROS. & COMPANY, Livery, Sale, 
Hack and Boarding Stables (Connected with Thorndike 
Hotel), 327 Main Street, Rockland, Me. — It is unfortu- 
nate that everybody cannot keep a team of their own, 
for carriage driving is as healthful as it is enjoyable, and 
will often do more to brace a man up, drive awaj' the 
blues and make him eat well, sleep well and work well 
than all the drugs to be found in the best stocked 
pharmacy in the city. The next best thing to owning 
a team is to have the use of one occasionally, and 
therefore Messrs. Berry Bros. & Company are, iu one 
sense of the word, public benefactors, for they have a 
stable full of desirable teams, and any persou may 
have the use of one of them for a moderate amount 
of money. Of course they are in the business to 
make money, but still they are fairly entitled to the 
thanks of "the public, for thej- furnish unusually 



satisfactory turnouts, at low rates also — a combination 
all the more praiseworthy by reason of its rarity. This 
stable, which is located at 372 Main Street, is one of the 
largest in the state, and contains 100 stalls. It was 
originallj- established by Jno. T. Berry, the name being 
changed "to J. T. & W. Berry, and so continued to 186S, 
when the style became Berry Bros. In 1800 Mr. 
D. M. Murphy was admitted as partner to the business, 
since which date the firm name has been Berry Bros. & 
Company, the individual members of this firm being 
C. H. and F. H. Berry and D. M. Murphy, all of whom 
are natives of Rockland. They do an extensive livery, 
sale, hack and boarding business, and employ fifteen 
competent assistants, all orders being assured prompt 
and careful attention. The proprietors of this popular 
stable are well known throughout the city, and rank 
among our reliable business men. 




^^^v^^Jw^"^* - -^i* . 





BiKi>*s-EYE View of Belfast fkum East Side. 



BELFAST. 



A very large portion of the cities of Maine have beautiful, sightly and healthful locations, — 
indeed it is said that no other state in the Union even approaches Maine in this respect, — so that 
it is no light praise to say that Belfast is one of the most beautifully located cities in the Pine 
Tree State ; but such it is, and when one has visited the place and becomes familiar with the 
many atti-actions to be found on every side, he understands more clearly than would otherwise 
be possible the pride and the affection which practically all the old residents of Belfast feel for the 
city of their birth or their adoption. 

The beauties of Penobscot Bay have been so often described in prose and verse, and the 
charms of the Penobscot Eiver have been eulogized so frequently and so warmly, that the best 
way to give in a few words an idea of the loveliness of Belfast's situation is to say that no other 
spot in the entire Penobscot region is more picturesque and attractive. The city is located at the 
northwestern angle of Penobscot Bay, about 20 miles from its mouth, and about 10 miles west of 
the mouth of the Penobscot Eiver, the portion of Penol)scot Bay bordering on Belfast being known 
as Belfast Bay. The harbor is spacious and well protected, and is very seldom closed by ice, 
steamboat communication with Portland and Boston being kept up all the year round by the pow- 
erful boats of the Boston & Bangor Steamship Company. The i^rinciple stream is the Passagassa- 
wakeag Eiver, which is navigable to a point three miles from its mouth, where there is a small 
village most appropriately called "Head of the Tide." This river empties into Belfast Bay, and 
the main business portion of the city is located at its mouth on the west side of the stream, al- 
though there is some business carried on on the east side. Belfast possesses some excellent water 
powers, most of which are furnished by the Goose Eiver, which empties into the bay opposite the 
city. A smaller stream, known as Little Eiver, also furnishes several water jjowers. It is 
unnecessary to say that the name of the largest river is of Indian origin, for no one but a savage 
to whom time was of no value would ever thought of naming a stream "Paasaggassassawakeag," 



42 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BELFAST. 



as the name was originally spelled. In the course of years the superfluous "a's and s's" were 
dropped, until the spelling assumed the comparatively endurable form of "Passagassawakeag," 
but even that is too long for working day use, and of late years the stream has come to be gener- 
ally called the Belfast Eiver. The first settlement was made on the east side of the river, but the 
west side was afterward found to be more convenient of access, and so came to be the site of the 




HktIi .Stkeet and Ukli-a.st Feee Library. 



city proper. The business portion of Belfast is quite compact, and a large portion of the build- 
ings are substantially built of brick. Much of the beauty of the city is due to the fact that it is 
built along an undulated hill, rising gradually from the water, the summit of the highest street 
being 178 feet above tide water. The view from this point is very extensive, and includes the lofty 
peaks of Mount Desert, as well as the many charming islands, headlands and other points in Penobscot 
Bay. The residental streets are broad and well kept, and in most cases are shaded by the noble 
elms and the stately maples which are so familiar and so dear to every New Englander. The city 
streets are well lighted, gas having been superseded by electric are lights, and all the better class 
of retail stores fronting on the i")rinclpal thoroughfares are also brilliantly illuminated, giving the 
business portion a very bright and cheerful appearance, especially during the long winter evenings. 
There is a good water supply, and it will not be a great while before an excellent sewerage system 
will be in operation, a system having been adopted by the municipal authorities and a portion of 
the sewers built. The location of the city is such as to provide quite efficient natural sewerage, 
and the record of Belfast proves it to be a very healthful centre of population. The outline of the 
township is quite regular, and its area is quite large, the dimensions in an easterly and westerly 
line being about eight miles, by about five and a half miles from north to south. There are three 
post offices in town — Belfast, City Point and Waldo — and the various sections of the township are 
otherwise designated as "Head of Tide," '-Poor's Mills," "East Side" and "City Point." The 
township is bounded on the north by "Waldo and Swanville ; on the east by Searsport ; on the 
south by Belfast Bay and Northport ; and on the west by Belmont and ^Morrill. The surface is 
uneven, and quite high hills exist in the southern and western parts, and the rock is generally 
granitic in its character, and is quarried to some extent. 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BELFAST. 



43 



Belfast is 109 miles from Portland, direct, and 129 miles via the Maine Central E. E. It is 30 
miles from Bangor direct, and 125 miles from Eastport. Boston is distant 191 miles, and may be 
reached by the boats of the Boston & Bangor Steamship Company, which connect at Belfast with 
a steamer for the islands in Penobscot Bay, this route being largely utilized by pleasure tourists 
during the summer months. And many tourists are perfectly content to stop at Belfast during 




Church Street, showing Eesidence of Dr. Brooks. 



their vacation season, which is not at all surprising when one considers the many advantages 
possessed by the city and its suburbs as a summer resort. The salt water fishing is not surpassed 
by that of any other place along the neighboring coast, and the fresh water fishing is by no means 
to be despised, for at Lake Quantecook are many black bass, vorocious iiickerel and hungry 
perch ; at Picher Pond their is also good fishing, and in the many brooks throughout this region 
are numeroiis trout, but candor compels the statement that the latter are small and shy, and the 
amateur fisherman who depends upon them for a meal is apt to go hungry, for the supply is pretty 
sure to fail at the most critical moment. This, however, is a characteristic of trout in all but the 
most uncivilized regions, and will not be scored as a point against Belfast as a summer resort by 
any but the most unsophisticated anglers. It is impossible in these columns to even catalogue 
the many beautiful drives that may be taken throughout this region ; the various excursions by 
steam, sail or row boats ; the opportunities for bathing, walking and riding ; the chances for 
camping out and picnicing, — suffice it to say that Belfast caters satisfactorily to the tastes of all 
summer pleasure seekers, and that those who spend one season here need no persuasion to induce 
them to come again when occasion permits. 

There are several excellent hotels in the city and various boarding houses for those who do 
not like the expense or the publicity of hotel life, while many of the farm hou.ses near to or re- 
mote from the business centre receive boarders and are tenanted by jolly, lively companies every 
season. Belfast is easily and quickly reached by either boat or rail, and enjoys good mail service 
and satisfactory telegraph service — points which are especially appreciated by business men who 
need and who propose to take a vacation, but are so circumstanced as to make it inexpedient 
for them to get beyond the reach of quick and certain intelligence. 



44 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BELFAST. 



Belfast has enjoyed the advantages of railway facilities for about twenty-two years, the line 
reaching the city being now known as the Belfast branch of the Maine Central Eailroad. The 
ti'ain service is very good, and connection is made at Belfast with steamers for Castine, and with 
stages daily for Xorthport, Lincolnville, Camden, Eockland, Searsport, Stockton, Belmont, Sears- 
mont and Liberty. The general character of a manufacturing centre is always determined, to a 



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Junction of Chuech and High Streets, showing Eesidence of G. W. Buekett. 



large degree, by the nature of its leading industry, and therefore there has been a marked change 
in the distinguishing characteristics of Belfast since the decline of American shipping interests 
caused the ship-building industry to lose the i^re-eminent position it long held, and obliged those 
cities and towns which had depended very largely upon it for their support to engage in new oc- 
cupations, which naturally attracted a different class of people and hence brought about radical 
changes in the habits of thought and methods of living of the community. For many years Belfast 
was very largely engaged in ship-building, this industry becoming of importance here shortly 
after the war of 1812, and steadily increasing in magnitude until it was far greater and far more 
i-emunerative than any other business carried on in this region. It continued to be the chief in- 
dustry of Belfast for about a half a century, or from 1816 to the war of the Eebellion, and many 
of the fastest among the famous American clipper ships were built at this port. The ships of 
that period were as a rule smaller than the three-masted schooners of to-day, but still among the 
many vessels launched at Belfast were a score or more that would be considered of veiy fair 
capacity now, they exceeding a thousand tons burden. The largest vessel ever built here was 
the Chandos, launched in 1869, and being of 1506 tons burden. Although Belfast is no longer 
an important ship- building centre, there is still a good deal of ship-building and ship-rei^airing 
done here, there being three ship-building concerns in town, together with several shiji-smiths, 
sail-makers and other artisans whose work is intimately associated with ship-building and refit- 
ting. There is a good marine railway at Belfast, and owing to the excellent accommodations, the 
central location of the port and the character of the work done, the city is a favorite among ship- 
owners and ship masters who wish to have repairs made. Quite a number of vessels and boats 
are built here, and the present tendency is strongly towards a revival of this historic industry. It 
would be rather difficult to determine with any certainty the most important industry of the Belfast 
of to-day, for various standard lines of manufacture are largely carried on, and if one suriiasses 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BELFAST. 



45 



another in a certain respect it is surpassed by the other in some respect, making the task of selec- 
tion of which is entitled to the supremacy by no means easy. Xor is that question of much 
practical importance, the main point being that all the noteworthy industries of the city are ably 
conducted and are adding steadily to her wealth, and of late years to her population also. Among 
the leading commodities manufactured, arranged in alphabetical order, are axes, boots and shoes, 



« 4- 



f5»»' 



i 




•M ■ 



-f.^ 





SouTHTVEST Side Main Street. 



boxes, carriages, clothing, confectionery, cooperage, doors, sash and blinds, castings in iron and 
in brass, granite, harnesses, leather board, machinery and tools, marble work, patent medicines, 
patterns and models, picture frames, saw cutting tools, smith work, taxidermists' work, wood 
work, etc., the above being exclusive of vessels, sails and such other articles as have been already 
mentioned. The manufacture of clothing for the trade is one of the most extensive and most 
promising of the industries carried on here, and in the opinion of many experienced and un- 
prejudiced judges is destined to develop far beyond its present status. It already gives em- 
ployment to hundreds of hands in the city and suburbs, and its growth has thus far been very 
gratifying. We cannot leave the subject of Belfast's manufactures without saying a word or two 
in favor of Belfast axes and hatchets, for they are famous for their uniformly excellent quality 
and are very generally known throughout the country. Some of the other tools made in this city 
are also leading favorites wherever they have been introduced, and Belfast machinery has a high 
and well earned reputation for efficiency of design, excellence of material and thoroughness of 
construction. The stores of Belfast are worthy of detailed consideration, but lack of space forbids 
such being given them here, and we would refer the reader to the sketches oi some of the more 
prominent of them to be found in the pages following this general mention of the city. Belfast is 
the trade centre for a large extent of country, especially since the local Board of Trade secured 
such changes in the time-table of the railway as to enable people to come to town, make their 
purchases and return home with their goods the same day. The stores of the city comprise es- 
tablishments devoted to practically every legitimate line of trade, and any standard commodity 
can be bought here in any desired quantity at a price that will compare favorably with any 
quoted on similar goods in this section of the state. 



46 DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BELFAST. 

Among the manufacturing concerns of Belfast, mention should have been made of the Belfast 
Gas Company, which sui)plies a good quality of gas at fair rates, and of the Belfast Electric 
Company, which illuminates the business streets by means of ai-c lights, and also illuminates some 
of the principal stores and other buildings. Belfast contains many societies, among which about 
all the leading fraternal orders are represented, but in many respects the most important although 
the youngest of these societies is the Belfast Loan and Building Association, whose organization 
was largely due to the local Board of Trade. The managers have "made haste slowly" in the 
carrying out of the details of the enterprise, and as a consequence its development has been 
gradual and solid, and rests on sure and fixed foundations instead of being built up in the "Jack 
and the beanstalk" style that has proved so fatal to the permanent usefulness of some asso- 
ciations of this kind. 

The Belfast Free Library contains more than 5,000 well chosen volumes, and is ably managed 
and verj- largely patronized, a goodly portion of the books being of an instructive character, so 
that the library forms an admirable adjunct to the city's professedly educational institutions. 
Another valuable library is that controlled by the Masonic Library Association, and among the 
Belfast societies not distinctly fraternal in character are the Waldo Trotting Horse Breeders' As- 
sociation, Sanborn's Orchestra and the Belfast Military Band. The public halls include the Belfast 
Opera House and Pierce's Parlor Theatre, and there is no lack of amusement in the city during 
the season. Half a dozen hotels cater to the needs of visitors, and the financial needs of the city 
are provided for by a first-class national bank and by a savings bank that is as safe as the safest. 
Both these institutions are well managed, and are powerful factors in the promotion of Belfast's 
prosperity. The local press includes the Belfast Age, a democratic weekly, and the Bepuhlican 
Journal, which is. also a weekly, and is, as its name indicates, republican in politics. The Sea 
Breeze is a bright little paper, published weekly during the vacation season only, by Brackett & 
Co., who also publish a monthly temperance paper, known as the Maine Temperance Record. 

The church societies of the city represent the LTnitarian, Congregationalist, Baptist, Methodist, 
TJniversalist and Roman Catholic denominations, and there are half a dozen church edifices, sev- 
eral of which are spacious and of handsome architecture. The first two meeting houses ever built 
in Belfast were erected just a century ago, in 1792, one standing on the east and the other on the 
west side of the river. The first pastor, Rev. Ebenezer Price, was settled four years later. The 
school system of the town and city has been maintained at a high standard almost from the first 
and the residents are liberal in its support. 

The history of Belfast began in 1T70, so far as all practical purposes are concerned, although 
some writers start it as far back as 1525, the date at which the first white man visited this bay, 
but as Estevan Gomez, the explorer in question, merely came here and sailed away again, it is 
difiScult to see where his connection with the history of the city comes in. It is asserted by cer- 
tain historians that a settlement was made at Belfast about 1630, was abandoned in 1675, and re- 
settled in 1720 ; but this is doubtful, to say the least, and it is generally accepted now that the 
first permanent settlement here was made in 1770, by colonists from Londonderry, X. H. 
The colony had increased to 200 souls in 1773, and was then duly incorporated as a town and 
named in honor of Belfast, Ireland. The population increased vei-y rapidly, and in 
1820 Belfast had 2,026 inhabitants. The number increased to 3,077 in 1S30, to 4,191 in 1840 and 
to 5,052 in 1850, when the legislature granted Belfast a city charter, but it was not adopted until 
1853. By 1860 the population had increased to 5,520, and the city took a prominent part in the 
War of the Rebellion, promptly responding to all demands upon its resources. Since the war 
there has been no great change in the size of the population, the census of 1890 crediting Belfast 
with 5,294 inhabitants. The valuation has increased considerably, the present estate valuation 
being about three millions of dollars. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



GEORGE W. BURKE TT, 



Jobber and Dealer in 



Odd Fellows' Block, - _ _ Belfast, Maine. 



There must always be a leader in every Hue of trade, 
for it is inconceivable that a community should exist 
in which all business establishments should be re- 
duced to a dead-level of mediocrity— all offering equal 
inducements, all equally well managed, and all equally 
well patronized. Hence it goes without saying that 
there is a representative dry and fancy goods house 
in the city of Belfast, a house that is an acknowledged 
leader in this important line of trade, and such is 
the position held by the establishment of which Mr. 
George W. Burkett is proprietor. Mr. Burkett is 
a native of Camden, Maine, and has been identified 
with his present enterprise about a quarter of a cen- 
tury. During his long business career he has done 
much to promote the best interests of Belfast. But it 
may be truly said that his most valuable services in this 
line have been rendered in conuection with the develop- 
ment of his own business, for such an establishment as 
Lis attracts trade from all the surrounding country and 
adds materially to the advantages as a place of residence 
of the city in which it is located. Mr. Burkett is a job- 
ber and dealer in dry and fancy goods, carpetings, etc., 
his wholesale trade being large and covering a wide 
extent of country, but it is as a retail store that his 



establishment has gained the widest fame and so thor- 
oughly is its popularity deserved that it is safe to say 
no dry and fancy goods store in any other Maine city, 
Portland and Bangor not excepted, offers greater, more 
genuine or more varied inducements to purchasers. 
This is a sweeping assertion, to be sure, but it is fully 
justified by the facts and if there be any who doubt it 
let them make a tour of the Maine cities, visit the prin- 
cipal dry goods houses of each, examine the stocks car- 
ried and note the prices quoted, and then if they be 
competent and unprejudiced judges they will be forced 
to admit the absolute justice of the claim we have made. 
We have no intention of giving a detailed description of 
Mr. Burkett's store and stock for we have neither the 
space nor the ability to do them justice. Suffice it to 
say the store is located in Odd Fellows' Block, com- 
prises two floors and a basement measuring 28x102 feet, 
and contains an immense stock embracing all the latest 
novelties in drj' and fancy goods, carpetings, etc., of 
every description. Employment is given to six well- 
informed assistants, all necessary facilities to enable 
business to be promptly and accurately transacted are 
provided, and callers are assured immediate and cour- 
teous attention. 



48 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 

BELiFAST IVIACHINE AND FOUHDRV CO. 

Machinists and Iron Founders, 

BELFAST, MAINE. 




B. H. KNOWITOX, Pres. 

N. J. POTTI-E, Sec. and Treas. 



The Belfast Machine and Fonndry Company was organized in 1S91, to continue the business 
founded in 1S79 by the Belfast ilachine Works, which concern had become very widely and favor- 
ably known in connection with the manufacture of patented machinery, conceded by practical men 
to be unsurpassed for the purposes for which it was designed. The present company is composed 
of some of the leading business men of this section, the president being 3Ir. B. H. Knowlton, the 
secretary and treasurer Mr. X. J. Pottle, and the directors comprising Messrs. B. H. Knowlton, 
H. S. Cunningham, C. J. Hall, W. H. Xickerson and A. E. Hutchings, and as the concern has 
superior facilities, ample capital and energetic management, there is every reason to believe that it 
will greatly extend the business, and fully maintain the reputation of the special machinery whose 
manufacture it controls, especially as the former proprietor of the Belfast Machine Works is prom- 
inently identified with the existing company. The concern make a leading specialty of the manu- 
facture of circular saw mills with Hege's Improved Universal Log Beam and Rectilinear, Simulta- 
neous Set-works, the combination making the simplest, cheapest, best and most accurate circular 
saw mill that has as yet been devised. The Hege Setting Device is the result of a long continued 
series of investigations and experiments made for the purpose of discovering and making practical 
some arrangement of machinery that should combine the accuracy of the screw with the speed 
and convenience of the lever in setting the log up to the saw, and that Hege's device fully accom- 
plishes that end is conceded by all the many who have used it or seen it in operation. It has been 
greatly improved since its first appearance in the market, and radical improvements have been 
made also in the other parts of Hege's saw mill machinery, the wants of lumber manufacturing hav- 
ing been carefully studied and their suggestions not only accepted but utilized. 

In this connection we may quote a few words from the Company's circulars relating to these 
mills, it being understood that the principle they embody is carried out in all the productions of 
the concern. 

"While endeavoring to make every improvement in circular saw mills that was suggested to our minds, and 
which would render the sawing of perfectly true and even lumber more easy and rapid, we have not lost sight of 
the importance of using none but the very best material in building machinery that is destined to bear the heavy 
jars and strains to which the circular saw mills are constantly liable while running. We take special care that the 
metal and the lumber required for various parts in the manufacture of our saw mills be of the kind and quality 
the most suitable for the purpose that we can procure. Taking so much care as we do in the construction of our 
mills, we warrant them to be well made, of good material, and, with proper care in putting down and in running, 
to be and perform as represented. Should any part prove otherwise, in consequence of defect in material or 
workmanship, we will cheerfully make It good or refund the money." 

Another leading specialty is the Holmes" Self-Setting and Self-Setting Stave Machine, the light- 
est running and easiest managed machine in use ; not liable to get out of order, and so positive in 
operation as to surely set right and give a perfect stave at every run of the cairiage. The Hall 
Stave Jointer is another stave machine which is unequalled in its siiecial line. The Company also 
manufacture all kind of mill gearing, heavy or light, shafting, pulleys, hangers, log haul-ups, &c., 
together with a full line of qiiarrymen's machinery and supplies, including iron shears with patent 
roller bushing, derricks, hoisting winches, etc. The concern are founders and Jobbers in iron and 
brass, also circular saws with both solid and movable teeth, beltingof all kinds, cant dogs, monkey 
wrenches, oil cans, swages, saw gummers, cast iron and gas pipe and fittings, all at low prices, 
such low prices in fact that intending purchasers will best serve their own interests by getting the 
company's prices before placing their orders. All communications are assured immediate and 
careful attention, and illustrated circulars descriptive of any or all the special machinery manufac- 
tured by the company, will be promptly and freely sent on application. 



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DANA SARSAPARILLA COMPANY, 

:BEi:vi^A.«s'r. 



The Dana Sarsaparilla Company was organized November 28, 1889, for the purpose of continu- 
ing the manufacture and sale of Dana's Sarsaparilla, a preparation which is too well and favorably 
known and has wrought too many wonderful cures to require any eulogy in these columns ; it 
being the deliberate verdict of the medical profession, of the leading dealers in medicines and of 
the general public, that it is by far the best preparation upon the market. So great is the demand 
for it, that a wide extension of the facilities for its manufacture and sale became absolutely neces- 
sary, the result being the formation of the present company with a capital of $25,000, divided into 
250 shares, having a par value of -f 100 each, but these figures give but an imperfect idea of the 
company's financial resources, its assets above all liabilities considerably exceeding $100,000. 
The product is sold principally to wholesale houses in Boston and Portland, and some conception 
of the magnitude of the demand for it may be gained from the fact that the sales from December 3, 
1890 to July 3, 1891, amounted to $134,500. From January 1 to July 3, 1891, no less than 230,000 
bottles were disposed of. The company prints its own wrappers, labels, etc., and when it is 
stated that 75 tons of paper were used in 1891, it is unnecessary to go into detail in order to show 
the magnitude of this incidental department of the business. 

The premises utilized have been occupied since October, 1891, and are excellently adapted to 
the purposes for which they are employed, the building having been erected by the company at an 
expense of $17,000. It contains five floors, having an area of 26,600 square feet, and is equipped 
with an elaborate plant of the most improved machinery, including an engine of 55 horse power 
and a boiler of double that capacity. Employment is given to 35 assistants, and the company is 
now in a position to fill all orders without delay, especially as every detail of the vast business is 
carefully and skillfully supervised. The exceptional eiflciency of Dana's Sarsaparilla has from 
the first, been largely due to the scrupulous care exercised in the selection, preparation and com- 
bination of the ingredients of which it is composed, and in the fitting up of the new laboratory 
no trouble or expense has been spared to obtain apparatus that ensures the nicest accuracy in each 
and all of the operations incidental to its manufacture. The plant is very costly and the business is 
extremely valuable, so that the company has everything to lose and nothing to gain by any impair- 
ment of the product, and the public may safely rely upon Dana's Sarsaparilla continuing to be in 
the future what it has been in the past and is at present, — the purest and best preparation of the 
kind in the market. Many of Belfast's most prominent business men are identified with the 
company, as will be seen by the following list of officers and directors : 

President, Charles Baker ; Treasurer, James Pattee ; Manager, E. F. Hanson ; Directors, 
Charles Baker, M. E. Cooper, Geo. E. Wallace, G. C. Kilgore, F. A. Grees, A. A. Howes, E. E. 
Bradbury, F. B. Mathews. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 




CRITCHETT. SIBLEY & CO., 



MANUFACTOKERS OF 



BOOTS AND 



Chipman, Callet & Co., Selling Agents, 
83 Bedford Street, Boston, Mass. 



SHOES, 

BELFAST, MAINE. 



A review of Belfast's iudustrial enterprises which included no mention of the undertaking carried on by Messrs. 
Critchett, Sibley & Co., would resemble the play of "Hamlet" with the title role omitted, for the factory operated 
by this firm is by far the most extensive and important manufacturing establishment in the city, and indeed will 
compare favorably as regards perfection of equipment and management, and excellence and popularity of product, 
with any similar establishment in the State. The business was founded in 1872 by Messrs. Richardson & Critchett, 
who gave place the following year to Mr. O. G. Critchett, he being succeeded in 1877 by Messrs. Chipman & 
Critchett, and they by Messrs. Critchett & Sibley in 1S80. The present firm was organized in 1884, and is com- 
posed of Messrs. Oliver G. Critchett, A. Cutter Sibley and H. P. Thompson ; Mr. Critchett being a native of Stone- 
ham, Mass., while both his associates are Belfast men by birth. The firm manufacture boots and shoes, making a 
leading specialty of men's and boys' split, buff and calf shoes, and selling exclusively to the jobbing trade; and in 
this connection "it is worthy of note that their productions are handled in the largest cities throughout the Union, 
including Xew York, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston, their selling agents being Messrs. Chipman, 
Calley & Co., No. S3 Bedford street, Boston, where a full assortment of samples may always be seen. One of the 
most extensive shoe jobbing houses in New England sells from .$'10,000 to $100,000 worth of Messrs. Critchett, Sib- 
ey & Co.'s boys' and youths' shoes annually, and considers them their best selling line— a fact which may safely be 
accepted as positive "proof that this enterprising Belfast firm are well prepared to meet all competition, both as 
regards the quality and cost of goods produced. The factory is located near the foot of Main street, and is a 
spacious structure comprising three floors and a basement, and containing an elaborate and complete plant of the 
most improved machinery, power being furnished by a f!.'> horse engine. Employment is given to from 
250 to 275 operatives, to whom $120,000 is paid annually. The yearly product approximates 400,000 pairs of 
boots and shoes, equivalent to more than two pairs a minute, working full time during every working day in the 
year. Every detail of the vast enterprise is skillfully and closely supervised, and the result is apparent in the uni- 
form reliability of the product as well as in the promptness and accuracy with which orders are filled, and iu the 
ability of the firm to quote bottom prices on goods of standard merit. 



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GEO. O. BAILEY & SON, 

■ lollUKU-- AND l;]: I'An.KItS IIF 

Hardware, Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Window Glass, 



CARRIAGES AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



«5S2 >xA.iiv sti-«ejb;t. 



liEjrvl^'A.ST, 1VIA.I2VEJ. 



Among those enterprises which have been most largely instrumental in building up the business interests of 
Belfast, is that carried on b)- Messrs. George O. Bailey & Son, at No. .")2 Main St., this undertaking having been 
■founded in 1870, and having been conducted from the verj' first on equitable and liberal principles which soon won 
the confidence of tlie public, and liave had tlie effect of building up a very extensive trade. Mr. George O. Bailey 
began operations alone, Mr. G. A. Bailey not being admitted to partnership until 1.S89, when the existing flrm-name 
was .adopted. Botii partners are natives of Belfast and are widely known tlirougliout this section, especially Mr. 
George O. Bailey, who was connected witli the city government for three years. The firm are jobbers and retailers 
of hardware, cutlery, paints, oils, varnish and window glass, and also deal largely in carriages and agricultural 
implements, their carriage repository being located opposite the store and measuring (!5xS0 feet, while the store is 
(iOxoO feet in dimensions. A very large stock is carried and, as it is complete as well as extensive and includes the 
productions of the most reputable manufacturers, it is one of tlie most desirable assortments of the kind in the 
eounty. Bottom prices are quoted on all tlie goods handled, and they are fully guaranteed to prove just as repre- 
sented, while prompt and courteous attention to every caller is assured by the employment of two competent 
assistants, so that the popularity of this establishment is not at all difficult to unilerstaiid. 



E. S. riTOHER, Deiilcr in riauos, Organs, 
and Music. Pianos and Organs Tuned. 21 High Street, 
Belfast, Me. As a general thing it is difficult even for 
one well informed upon the subject to choose a piano or 
an organ for no one "make" of either instrument 
monopolizes all the virtues and yet the productions of 
every reputable manufacturer have some points of sup- 
eriority over others. The (piestion of price is also of 
prime imjHjrtance, so that the problem which confronts 
the would-be purchaser is : "Where can I get a high- 
grade instrument for tlie least amount of money." .So 
far as the residents of Belfast and vicinity are concerned 
we know of no better way to solve that problem satis- 
factorily than to make use of the facilities offered by 
Mr. E. S. Pitcher, for he is not only a dealer in Pianos 
and Organs but also a thoroughly competent judge of 
the mechanical and musical merits of such instruments 
and he is in a position to furnish them at the lowest 
market rates and to guarantee complete satisfaction to 
purchasers. Mr. Pitcher is a native of Waldoboro, 
Maine, and is widely known in Belfast and vicinity, not 
only in musical but also in educational circles, he hav- 
ing served on the School Committee, and acted as 
School Agent for the Central District. His store is 
located at No. 22 High Street, and contains a fine stock 
of music and musical merchandise as well as tirst-class 
I)ianos and organs, both new and second-hand. Orders 
for tuning will be given prompt and skillful attention 
and those who have availed themselves of Mr. I'itcher's 
services in this capacity need not be told that entire 
satisfaction may safely be guaranteed to every customer. 
He also makes a specialty of music-teachers' supplies. 
Study and instruction books furnished at teachers rates. 



H. L. LOR]), :\rcrcliaiit Tailor. 80 Main St., 
Two Doors below Masonic Temple, Belfast, Me. It is 
safe to say that many of our readers would welcome 
information as to where they can obtain custom made 
garments, correct in style, i)erfect in tit, durable in ma- 
terial, and honest in workmanshii>. at reasonable jirucs, 
and therefore we need make no apology for ealing atten- 
tion to the establishment carried on by Mr. II. L. Lord, 
at No. 80 Main st., two doors below thi' Masonic Temple, 
for he is one of the most experienced and relial)le 
merchant tailor in the State, and is ])re|)ared to furnish 
just such garments as we have described at as low prices 
as can be quoted on strictly-high grade custom clothing. 
Mr. Lord was born in Portland, Maine, but has carried 



on business in Belfast for the past .'!() years and has long 
ranked among our most widely known and most enter- 
[irising merchant. IJi-ing exceptionally familiar with 
every detail of the tailoring business and enjoying the 
most favorable relations with the principal iiiiporting 
and jobbing houses handling tine woolens, Mr. Lord is 
well prepared to meet all honorable competition, 
especially as his manufacturing facilities are soextensive 
as to enable him to till orders at short notice as well as 
in lirst-class style. His premises comprise 2 floors, each 
measuring 20x.')0 feet, and employment is given to ten 
experienced assistants. A large and skilfully chosen 
assortment of the most correct and desirable fabrics for 
gentlemen's wear may always be found at this establish- 
ment and it is so varied and complete that one is almost 
sure to And amongst it goods just suited to his tastes. 

W. L. HALL, PhotOf,'iai)her and Crayon Ar- 
tist, 20 High Street, Belfast, Maine. One of the well 
equipped photograph studios in this State is that situ- 
sted at No. 2i; High Street, and carried on by Mr. \V. L. 
Hall. It may be truly said that the results attained in 
every branch of photographic and crayon work at this 
studio are so uniformly artistic aud satisfactory as to 
commend themselve« to the most fastidious and to com- 
pare favorably with those attained at any similar estab- 
lishment in Maine. This is a broad and 'sweei)ing claim 
to be sure, but it is thoroughly justified by the facts, 
!ind as "seeing is belii-ving" the easiest and surest way 
to become convinced of its truth is to visit Mr. Hall's 
studio aud examine the many flue specimens of jjortrait 
and view pliotography and crayon work there on exhi- 
bition. Callers are assured" prompt and courteous 
attention, opportuinty is given to see proofs of work 
befor(' the comi)letion of the order, and if the original 
proofs be not satisfactory sittings are given until a sat- 
isfactory proof is obtained; but as a matter of fact it is 
the rare exception when more than one sitting is re- 
quired, for Mr. Hall has long since passed the experi- 
mental stage, he having bad many years of experience 
which in connection with bis natural aptitude admirably 
ijualify him to secure thoroughly satisfactory results at 
the tirst trial. He is a native of Monmouth," Maine, and 
carried on business at Lewiston from 1S77 to Isyi, when 
he removed to this city. All si/es and styles of photo- 
graphic ])Ortrait and view, aiui crayon work arc; j)ro- 
duced at moderate rates, and promptness in llie filling 
of orders is assured by the possession of the most 
improved facilities and employment of two assistants. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



F. H. FRANCIS ^ CO. 

RETAILERS AND JOBBERS OF 

Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. 

SOLE AGENTS FOR INFALLIBLE CORN CURE 

ANli 

OiviEI^I^IXjXj'S TA7-.A.'X'EI?,:F'I?,002^ BXj.A.CICIiTC3-. 

Perhaps some of our readers when they have heard about the enormous variety of styles turned out by the great 
shoe factories of this country, have wondered why they were so seldom able to find a pair of boots or shoes that 
suited them perfectly, for it is unquestionably a fact that a perfectly satisfactory pair of shoes is the distinguished 
exception. Not but what there are enough styles made to suit everybody, but no dealer can handle them all, and 
many dealers don't use wise discrimination in making up their stock, the result being that they satisfy the few in- 
stead of the many. But such is not the case with Messrs. F. H. Francis & Co., doing business on Main St., their 
stock being so varied and soskilfullj' chosen, that practically all tastes can be suited from it, and if you think we 
are exaggerating the facts, just call and see for yourself for '• seeing is believing,"' and what you will see at this 
popular store will convince you that it caters successfully to all classes of trade. The firm are retailers and jobbers 
of boots, shoes and rubbers, and sole agents for the "Infallible Corn Cure" and "Merrill's Waterproof Blacking," 
both of which have no superiors in the market. Low prices are quoted on all the goods handled, and sufficient as- 
sistance is employed to ensure prompt and careful attention to every caller. 




ALEXANDER & BURGESS, Dealers in 
Meat of all kinds. Poultry, Produce, Hides, etc., Market 
in Custom House Square, Belfast, Me. A market at 
which all kinds of Meats, Poultry, etc., can be bought 
at the lowest prevailing rates, the quality of the goods 
being fully guaranteed, would be worthy of special and 
favorable mention in any event, but it becomes doubly 
worthy of such mention in a review of Belfast's repre- 
sentative mercantile enterprises when, as is the case 
with the Market conducted by Messrs. Alexander & 
Burgess, it is carried on by men who are prominent in 
public as well as in business life. Messrs. David 
Alexander and Robert Burgess are both natives of 
Belfast and both have served in the Common Council, 
while the latter gentleman is now connected with the 
Board of Aldermen. They have been associated in their 
present business since IST.i, it having been founded bj' 
Mr. Alexander in 1869. The firm utilize spacious and 
well-equipped premises located in Custom House square, 
and deal in fresh, salted, smoked and corned meats of 
all kinds, poultry, lard, hides, and country produce of 
every description. They carry a very large and com- 
plete stock and are prepared to fill the most extensive 
orders at short notice, and to execute the smallest com- 
missions promptly and carefully, quoting the lowest 
market rates on all the articles dealt in and in short 
sparing no pains to ensure satisfaction to every custom- 
er, large or small. 

ALONZO DUTCH, Dealer in Fresh and Pick- 
led Fish, Lobsters. Groceries, etc., etc.. Main Street, 
opposite E. C. Hilton's, Belfast, Maine. In spite of the 
claims made by certain houses engaged in retail trade, 
it is a fact that the prices quoted by all reputable deal- 
ers in such standard commodities as flsh, groceries, etc., 
average about the same, and therefore it would not 
make a great deal of diflfereuce where one traded if the 
question of price were the only one to be considered, 
but such is far from being the case, for some merchants 
are more accommodating than others, more enterprising 
and reliable in their methods, and more worthy of pat- 
ronage in every respect, and as Mr. Alonzo Dutch is a 



prominent example of this class we take pleasure in 
making meution of his establishment which is located 
ou Mam Street, op])Osite E. C. Hilton's, and comprises 
one floor and a basement measuring 30x50 feet. Mr. 
Dutch was liorn in Belfast, served in the army during 
the Rebellion, and has carried on his present enterprise 
since ISSG. He is a dealer in Fresh, Salted, Smoked and 
Pickled Fish, Lobsters, Groceries, etc., and always car- 
ries a large and varied stock, which he offers at the 
lowest market rates. Callers are assured prompt and 
polite attention, all goods are warranted to prove as 
represented, and no pains are spared to aftbrd a service 
which cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to every 
reasonable customer. 



E. ROBBINS, Dealer in Corn, Flour, Grocer- 
ies, Country Produce, etc., 6S JIaiu St., Belfast, Me. 
The firm of E. & L. L. Robbins was organized in ISGS and 
was one of the best-known and most popular houses of 
the kind in the city at the time of its dissolution iu 1890, 
but although the original firm uo longer exists the 
business at least does and it is carried on as ably and 
successfully as ever by Mr. E. Robbins of the old con- 
cern. He is a native of Belfast, was in the army during 
the Rebellion, and has been and is so prominently 
ideutified with the development of this city aud section 
that he rank? high among Belfast representative busi- 
ness men. Mr. Robbins deals very largely iu Corn, 
Flour, Groceries, Country Produce, etc., some conception 
of the magnitude of his business being obtainable from 
the size of the premises occupied, these including 2 floors 
and a basement measuring 2.5x00 feet and located at Xo. 
68 Main St., and a two-story storehouse on the wharf in 
rear, of the dimensions of 20x40 feet. All necessary 
facilities for the handling of goods are provided and 
all orders large and small are assured prompt and 
careful attension. In view of the long standing and 
high reputation of this establishment it seems super- 
fluous to add that goods are sold strictly on their merits- 
and guaranteed to prove precisely as represented in 
every respect. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



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Wholesale and Ketail I>ealers in 



Confectionery, Cigars and Paper Bags. 



WHOLESALE BOTTLERS. 



F. H. MAYO. 
C. E. WHITE. 



HIGH STREET, BELFAST, MAINE. 



The business carried on b.r Messrs. Mayo & Wliite may be divided into two departments, the firm being whole- 
sale and retail dealers in eoufeetionery, cigars and pai)er bags, and also wholesale bottlers. The confectionery 
business was founded in 1885 and the bottling trade in 1S90, but the latter has already almost "caught up" with its 
elder brother, for its growth has been remarkably rapid and is an exemplification of the truth of the saying 
"there's always room at the top." The premises utilized comprise a store located on High St., and a factory on 
Cross St., the latter having telephone connections, so that orders can be sent without trouble or delay from any 
point in this vicinity. Mail orders are also promptly attended to, the delivery facilities being efficient" and exten- 

sivp. ^Php cfnrp pnnfflinc Q full ncc^rt-mprif rkf nl1r^ipp pr»nfaptifknc tr\frafhttf nrtth nitvni'a atrt Tlirt ».,».!/^rtfi nv.« 1^... orid 




lowest marliet rates, and all goods are guaranteed to^be first-class in every respect. This enterprising firm is com- 
posed of Messrs. F. H. Mayo and C. E. White, both natives of Belfast, and both very generally known throughout 
this section. 



STEVENS & EESKINE, Harness Manufac- 
turers, and Dealers in all kinds of Blankets, Robes, etc. 
Repairing done with neatness and dispatch. Main 
Street, opposite Post Oftioe. Belfast. It is unquestion- 
ably the truest economy to buy good harness but that is 
no reason why fancy prices should be paid, for a very 
good harness may be bought for a verj' little money, 
that is provided, of course, you know where to trade. 
One excellent place is at the establishment carried on 
by Messrs. Stevens & Erskine and located on Main 
Street, opposite the Post Ottice, for this enterprising 
firm will sell you a good custom made harness, manu- 
factured from No. 1 oak stock and custom made 
throughout, for just $15.00. This certainly ought to be 
low enough to suit the closest buyer, especially as the 
harness is warranted and will give good satisfaction. 
The firm have finer harnesses at higher prices but 
whether the}' charge you S15 or 850 for a harness they 
give you full value for money received every time. 
They carry a fine stock of whips, collars, robes, blank- 
ets, etc., and quote bottom prices on all these goods, in 
fact they offer such genuine and decided bargains that 
it will pay you to call at their store whether you wish 
to buy now or not. They also are very reasonable in 
their charges for repairing of all kinds, and do such 
work in a neat and durable manner and at short notice. 
This firm is composed of Messrs. C. E. Stevens and W. 
M. Erskine, and in 1890 succeeded Mr. John H. Emery, 
wiio had carried on the business since 1870. Mr. 
Stevens is a native of Xorthport, Me., and Mr. Erskine 
was born in Bradford, Maine, and are thoroughly famil- 
iar with the harness business in every detail, which is 
one good reason why they are able to offer such exceji- 
tional inducements. 



I. S. GEADY, Blacksmithing and Carriage 
Work, Baker & Shales building, rear of Windsor Hotel, 
Belfast. It is very handy to know of a shop where 
first-class blacksmithing, carriage work, etc., are done 
at short notice, and at moderate rates, and hence we 
need make no apology for calling the attention of our 
readers to the shop carried on by Mr. I. S. Grady in 
Baker & Shales' building, rear of the Windsor Hotel, 
for this establishment is well-equipped and well-man- 
aged, and whether you have a small or a large job done 
there you may depend upon having it done neatly, dura- 
bly, promptly, and at a fair price. Mr. Grady is a 



native of this city and founded his present business in 
1887. He is an excellent workman himself and employs 
competent help, so that whatever work is done at his 
shop is done well and will surely give satisfaction. 
Orders for blacksmithing, horse-shoeing, iron and car- 
riage work are given prompt and careful attention; 
selected material being used and all jobs being done 
under the personal supervision of the proprietor. No 
trouble is spared to deliver work promptly at the time 
promised, and entire satisfaction may safely be guaran- 
teed to every customer. 



WINDSOR HOTEL, Belfast, Me. Staples 
& Haugh, Proprietors. 'J'iie new proprietors propose to 
keep a first-class hotel. Good livery connected. Hacks 
to and from the trains and boats. Sample rooms for 
commercial travelers. The modest announcement made 
bj' Messrs. Staples & Haugh when they assumed control 
of the Windsor Hotel, in 1800, — "the new proprietors 
propose to keep a first-class hotel " — was in refreshing 
contrast to the great flourish of trumpets that many in- 
dulge in under similar circumstances, and we are happy 
to say that it has been carried out to the letter, for tlie 
AVindsor now is a first-class hotel in the true sense of 
that mucii abused term, and can be unhesitatingly re- 
commended to even the most fastidious, for it is finely 
located, admirably furnished and equipped and thorough- 
ly well managed in every department. The house was 
re-modelled and re-furnished in IS'JO, and has electric 
liglits, electric bells and other modern conveniences, 
while the beds and other furnishings are strictly first- 
class, and the premises are kept in the best of condition 
within and without. The hotel contains thirty-six 
rooms, light, cheerful and commodious, and there are 
excellent sample rooms for commercial travelers, the 
Windsor under tlie pre.sent management being very 
popular among the " knights of the road." There is a 
good livery connected with the house, teams being ob- 
tainable at all hours at moderate rates, and hacks are 
run to and from trains and boats. The table is excellent 
and tiie service prompt and accommodating, Messrs. 
Staples & Haugh giving close personal attention to this 
important department, and maintaining it at the highest 
standard of efficiency. Both the proprietors are natives 
of Belfast and are too widely known hereabouts to ren- 
der extended personal mention necessary. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



BELFAST NATIOXAL BANK, Belfast, Me. 
A business which has been steadily carried on for fifty- 
five years would be worthy of jiromiiient mentiou even 
were it of minor importance, but when, as is the case 
with that conducted bj- the Belfast National Bank, it is 
of the greatest possible prominence, is deserving of much 
more extended notice than the plan of this work will 
allow us to give it. But we regret this the less from 
the fact that the salient points in the history of this 
time-honored institution are familiar to tlie residents of 
Belfast and vicinity, and it is also well known that the 
bank was never better equipped than it now is to con- 
tinue the good work it has so long carried on. It was 
incorporated as a State bank in 1S3G, with a capital of 
$50,000, which was subsequently increased one-half, and 
when a national charter was obtained, in ISe.i, was again 
increased to .$150,000. In February, 1885, the charter 
was renewed for twenty years but no further increase 
has been made in the capital stock, it still being $150. 
000. There is a surplus of $.33,000, and undivided profits 
exceeding .§41,000. and deposits of nearly $300,000. The 
bank is prepared to receive the accounts of firms, cor- 
porations and individuals, and the service it offers in 
connection with the collection of drafts, the purchase 
and sale of securities, the making of loans, the discount- 
ing of approved commercial paper, and in short in every 
department of legitimate banking will compare favor- 
ably in every respect with that afforded by the other 
leading banks of this section of the country, it being 
prompt, accurate, comprehensive and liberal. The 
officers of this truly representative institution are all 
residents of Belfast and certainly need no introduction 
to such of our readers as are at all familiar with the 
leading business men of that city, as will be seen by the 
following list : President, John G. Brooks, Cashier, A. 
H. Bradbury, Directors, John G. Brooks, W. B. Swan, 
T. W. Pitcher, A. A. Howes, C. B. Hazeltine. 



ALBERT C. BURGESS, Wholesale and Re- 
tail Dealer in Hardware, Iron and Steel, Carriage Stock, 
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Window and Picture Glass, Agent 
for Atlas Tieady Mixed Paint, Coliseum, 47 Main Street, 
Belfast, Maine. Mr. Albert C. Burgess is a native of 
Belfast, and for nearly thirty years has been actively 
and prominently identified with the advancement of the 
best interests of that city as a merchant, a public 
ofiicial and a priv.ate citizen. He carries on a business 
established in 1863 by Messrs. Barker & Burgess, and 
which has long held its present leading position, it 
having for j-ears been one of the most largely patronized 
and influential hardware houses in this section of the 
state. Mr. Burgess assumed sole control in 1870. In 
1888 he bought out the old firm of W. K. Morrison & 
Co., removing to the Coliseum building, and has largely 
developed the business by close attention to its many 
details, and by giving unsurpassed value to all buyers, 
large and small. For three years he was elected a 
member of the board of aldermen, and in March, 1887, 
was inaugurated mayor, serving two years in that 
capacity. In 1890 he was Em. Commander of Palestine 
Commandery, K. T. lie deals very extensively at 
wholesale and retail in hardware, cutlery, iron and 
steel, paints, oils, varnishes, window glass, carriage 
stock, etc., utilizing very spacious premises in the 
Coliseum, Xo. 47 Main street, they comprising three 
floors and a basement, measuring 30x150 feet, and giv- 
ing opportunity for the carrying of an exceptionally 
large and complete stock, which is so fully availed of 
that Mr. Burgess is constantly prepared to fill the 
heaviest orders without delay, especially as he employs 
six efficient assistants. Theproductions of the leading 
manufacturers are handled, and all goods are guaran- 
teed to prove just as represented in every respect. 



SELWYX THOMPSOX, Manufacturer of 
Clothing, Belfast, Me. We are so in the habit of taking 
things as they come, without troubling ourselves to- 
assign a reason for them, that probably not one person 
in a hundred ever stops to think how ready-made 
clothing can be produced at the wonderfully low prices^ 
now quoted on it, or who does the enormous amount of 
work represented by the huge piles of clothing covering 
the tables of the city stores. Yet the subject is a most 
interesting one, and we regret that lack of space pre- 
vents our going into it in detail, especially as Belfast 
is an important clothing manufacturing centre. Mr. 
Selwyn Thompson occupies a leading position among 
those engaged in this field of labor, he manufacturing 
gents' clothing of all kinds and supplying many promi- 
nent dealers. He employs about 200 hands inside and 
outside his shop, and has a well-earned reputation for 
the prompt and accurate filling of orders, his business 
being so thoroughly systemized that work can be 
" rushed through " if necessary in a remarkably short 
time, while errors are of very rare occurence. He quotes- 
bottom prices also, and dealers wishing to have clothing 
satisfactorily made at the lowest market rates would do 
well to investigate the facilities he offers. 



JOSEPH TYLER, Blacksmithiug and Job- 
bing, Beaver street, Belfast, Me. Blacksmithing is one 
of the very few trades that have not been entirely revo- 
lutionized by the introduction of machinery, for although 
some radical changes have been made even in this in- 
dustry, still the greater part of the work is done by 
hand and hence there is much more opportunity for a 
skilled workman to '-show what he is made of than in 
trades where automatic machinery does the work, 
leaving the hands little to do but to " tend the machine" 
and stop it when it is through. Therefore there is a 
great deal of difference in the quality of the work turned 
out at the different blacksmitirs shops, and it is but fair 
to say that that produced by Mr. Joseph Tyler will com- 
pare favorably with that "of any other blacksmith in 
this city. He is a native of Prospect. Maine, opened his 
present shop in 1887. and is building up a good trade and! 
an enviable reputation for skill and reliability. Hi& 
shop is located on Beaver Street, and is well equipped 
for the doing of blacksmithing and general jobbing ; and 
as two assistants are employed, orders can be filled at 
very short notice. Xo fancy charges are made, and if 
you place an order here once you will surely come again 
when you want anything else in Mr. Tyler's line. 



CHARLES O'CONXELL, Belfast Clothing 
House, Gents' Furnishing Goods, 111 High Street, Bel- 
fast, Me. It is the tendency nowadays to devide- 
mercantile and industrial enterprises up into specialties, 
for by so doing it is found that decidedly more satisfac- 
tory results can be attained than by the old style of 
dealing in or manufacturing everything. Take, for in- 
tance, the establishment conducted by Mr. Chas. O'Con- 
nell, located in Phenix Row, 111 High st. This store 
contains a large and well selected stock, and yet large and 
varied as the stock is, it is composed entirely of Clothing- 
and Gents' Furnishing Goods. In other words, Mr. 
O'Connell makes a specialty of such articles and it may 
readily be imagined how favorably his assortment 
compare with that carried by a dealer who not only 
handles furnishings but manj' other articles. But 
realization is better than imagination, and hence in order 
to appreciate the superiority of the induceiuents offered 
by Mr. O'Connell it is necessary to visit his store in per- 
son. It will pay you to do so, for his prices are as low as 
his goods are desirable ; all articles are guaranteed to 
prove just as represented, and callers may depend upoii 
receiving prompt and polite attention. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



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ELLIS & GINN, Dealers in Choice Family 
Groceries, Corn, Flour, Feed, Country Produce, etc., 
No. 26 Church Street, Belfast, Me. Although it would 
be manifestly unfair to judge a business house entirely 
by the advantages it ofters in connection with the sale of 
a single article not of the hundreds dealt in it still 
remains a fact that there are certain '"test goods," as 
they may be called, that afford a generally accurate 
Indication of the standing of the house handling them. 
In the grocery business, for instance, it will be found 
thataconcernsellingstrictly first-class flavoring extracts 
is pretty sure to sell first-class stajile and fancy groceries 
of all kinds, while a firm who handle the inferior extracts 
now far too common in the market are, to say the least, 
open to suspicion as regards their other goods. As one 
prominent example take the firm of Ellis & Ginn, doing 
business at No. 20 Church st. They make a leading 
specialty of Colton's and Burnett's Select Flavors, — con- 
ceeded to be unsurpassed for uniform strength, purity 
and delicacy — and they also deal in thoroughly reliable 
family groceries, corn, flour, feed, country produce, etc, 
their store being a popular centre of supply for first-class 
goods of these kinds as the public have long since learned 
that goods bought from Messrs. Ellis & Ginn always 
prove as represented and are furnished at the lowest 
market rates. The firm is composed of Messrs. Alfred G. 
Ellis and Charles F. Ginn, and as these gentlemen hiive 
been associated in their present business since 187.3 we 
need hardly say that they are very generally known 
throughout this section. They sell at both wholesale 
and retail, employ .5 assistants and are prepared to fill 
all orders, large and small, without delay and in the 
most careful and accurate manner. 



CHARLES B. STOVER, House and Ship 
Painter, Beaver Street, Belfast, Me. We would most 
earnestly advise such of our readers as propose having 
any house painting done to place their orders with Mr. 
Charles B. Stover, for he is an experienced and skilful 
workman, uses strictly reliable stock, quotes moderate 
prices, and is prepared to execute large and small com- 
missions at short notice. Another excellent reason for 
patronizing him is to be found in the fact that he takes 
pains to see that customers are inconvenienced as little 
as possible. The work of painting the inside of an oc- 
cupied house necessarily causes some inconvenience to 
the occupants, and the doing of it is consequently put 
off again and again by experienced housekeepers who 
have " been there," simply because they dread the dirt 
and confusion incidental to its performance. But much 
depends upon management, and we have the authority 
of several who have placed orders with Mr. Stover, for 
saying that he is thoroughly obliging, and that he made 
less trouble in painting the entire house than some 
painters would when working upon a single room. He is 
very well-known in this city for he was born here, and 
has carried on his present business about fifteen years. 
His shop is located on Beaver Street, and contains all 
necessary facilities for the doing of house and ship 
painting in all their branches. Competent assistance is 
employed, but all orders are filled under the personal 
supervision of the proprietor. 



LADIES' & GENTS' CAFE, .35 Main Street, 
Belfast, Me. Lunches at all hours, private dining rooms, 
electric lights, polite attention guaranteed, C. A. Ellis, 
proprietor. The Ladies' and (ients' Cafe located at Xo. 
35 Main Street, and carried on by Mr. C. A. Ellis was 
not opened until 1801, but its success is already as- 
sured, and it is becoming very widely and favorably 
known on account of the perfection oif its equipment, 
the excellence of the food furnished, the promptness and 
courtesy of the service, and the lowness of the charges 
made. The establishment contains private dining rooms, 



is equipped with electric lights and all other modern 
conveniences and is, in short, a first-class caff- and res- 
taurant in every sense of the word. Polite attention to all 
is guaranteed, and ladies unaccompanied by escorts may 
visit this establishment in the full assurance that they 
will be as safe from annoyance of any kind as they are 
when eating at home. Confectionery, fruits, tobacco, 
cigars, etc., are on sale here, and as the assortment is 
varied and desirable, and the prices low a large trade is 
enjoyed in this department alone. Mr. Ellis is a native 
of Belfast and is extremely well known throughout this 
section, he being a licensed auctioneer, and executing 
many commissions for the sale of real estate and prson- 
al property anywhere in Waldo County. He gives 
prompt attention to consignments of personal property, 
and makes cash advances on the same when desired. 



DR. ISAAC HILLS, Surgeon Dentist, HiUs 
Building, High Street, Belfast, Me. The old proverb 
tells us that " an ounce of prevention is worth a pound 
of cure," and this is especially the case as regards the 
care of the teeth, for it is far easier and better to prevent 
them from becoming seriously impaired than to restore 
their good condition afterwards, but nevertheless modern 
dentistr}- is able to accomplish much towards repairing 
the ravages of disease and neglect, and no one's teeth 
are so bad but that they may be improved by skilful 
treatment just as surely as no one's teeth are so good 
that they may safely be left to " take care of themselves " 
without regular cleaning and other attention . The choice 
of a dentist is, of course, an important matter, and we take 
pleasure in recommending Dr. Isaac Hills, for he has 
had long and varied experience In all branches of pros- 
thetic and operative dentistry, and is thoroughly skilled 
in the use of the almost endless array of apparatus and 
instruments characteristic of a well-equipped dental 
office. Dr. Hills was born in Xorthpoint, Slaine, and 
served during the Rebellion in Company B of the 19th 
Maine. He was a student with Dr. Henry Leavitt, of 
Skowhegan, and practised two j^ears at Lincolnville, 
prior to coming to Belfast in 1877. His rooms are lo- 
cated in Hill's Building, High Street, opposite the Court 
House, and are fitted up with all necessary facilities for 
the quick and accurate doing of all kinds of dental work. 



DURHAM & HALL, Contractors and Builders, 
Job Sawing and Turning. Dealers in Lumber, Doors, 
Sash, Blinds, Frames, Posts, Rails and Balusters. Brick 
Building North of Shoe Factory, Belfast, Me. It is evi- 
dent that a firm of Contractors and Builders who are alsa 
heavy dealers in lumber and other building materials 
and have excellent facilities for the doing of turning and 
sawing, are in a position to figure very closely on buil- 
ding work and to execute the most extensive com missions 
at short notice, and hence we need hardly say thau Messrs. 
Durham & Hall are prepared to meet all competition ia 
the contraction and building line, especially as their busi- 
ness is of long standing and their relations with produ- 
cers, etc., of the most favorable charactor. Operations 
were begun about 16 years ago and no change has as yet 
been made in the firm, the partners being Messrs. Frank 
H. Durham and Cyrus B. Hall, the former a native of 
Belfast and the latter of Waldoboro. Mr. Hall served in 
the army during the Rebellion, and both he and Mr. 
Durham are universally known throughout Belfast and 
vicinity. The concern utilize spacious premises in the 
brick building north of Critchetc & Sibley's Shoe Facto- 
ry, and employ about 20 assistants. Job Sawing and 
Turning are done in a superior manner at short notice, 
and lumber, doors, sash, blinds, window frames, posts, 
rails balusters, etc., .are very largely dealt in ; bottom 
prices being quoted on large and small lots and all or- 
ders being promptly and carefully attended to. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



Boston 5 and 10 ct. Store, 

Crockery, Glass, Tin Ware, all kinds of Fancy Articles. 



•vvr. M. I«IOMA.I«r>S, IProi^. 



20 mO-H STI?,EET. 



BEXjI^-A-ST, a^^.A.I3>TE. 



The "five cent store'" is a modern institution, — so modei-n that a man of middle age can re- 
member when there was not one in the entire country, — but these establishments may now be 
found in all the important trade centres, and they so perfectly suit the popular taste, that there is 
no room for doubt that they have "come to stay." Of course all five cent stores are not equally 
worthy of patronage, and indeed many establishments are five cent stores only in name, they 
offering none of the advantages afforded by the genuine article, l)ut if you want to see an excellent 
example of the best type of five cent store, just call at No. 20 High St. and inspect the establish- 
ment conducted by Mr.W.H. Richards. This is known as the Boston five and ten cent store, and its 
origin dates back some ten years, it having been founded by Pavanchee & Smith in ISSO, who in 
1884 was succeeded by Mr. Geo. Copeland, he giving place in 1889 to the present proprietor, a 
native of Lincolnville, Me., and widely and favorably known in Belfast and vicinity. The store is 
22x55 feet in dimensions, and contains so heavy and varied assortment of crockery, glass and tin- 
ware, and all kinds of fancy articles, that the only way to gain an adequate idea of it, is to go and 
examine for yourself. Mr. Richards quotes very low prices — in many instances much below the 
market rates — but he handles reliable goods just the same, and you can save a good deal of 
money by trading with him. 



JAMES PATTEE, Insurance Agent, Hayford 
Block, Church Street, Belfast. There is a vast amount 
of detail connected with the carrying on of an extensive 
insurance agency and that is the principal reason why 
some of the largest enterprises of the kind compare 
unfavorably as regards the efficiency and reliabiUty of 
the service rendered with others covering a smaller 
field. But, after all, it is more a question of good man- 
agement than of magnitude, and proof of this may be 
found in the eminently satisfactory nature of the service 
afforded by the agency conducted "by Mr. James Pattee, 
for although this gentleman executes almost innumer- 
able commissions for the placing of insurance in large 
and small amounts, orders are filled more promptly and 
earefu ly and the interests of clients are more closely 
guarded than is the case at many an agency doing a 
much smaller business. Mr. Pattee was born in Jack- 
son, Maine, and established his present business about 
1880. He has built up a very extensive and desirable 
connection and is almost universally known in business 
and social circles throughout this section, where he is 
conceded to occupy a position second to none among 
those identified with the placing of insurance. His 
office is located in Hayford Block, Church street, and 
all orders, large and small, are assured immediate and 
careful attention. Mr. Pattee is prepared to write 
policies in the leading foreign and American insurance 
corporations, as will be seen by the following list of 
companies represented : Liverpool & London & Globe, 
London; Guardian, London; Sun Fire Office, London; 
Phci'nix, London ; Hamburg-Bremen, Hamburg ; Provi- 
dence Washington, Providence; Granite State, Ports- 
mouth ; German American, New York ; Niagara, New 
York; Traders', Chicago; St. Paul German, St. Paul, 
Minn.; New York Plate Glass Ins. Co., New York. 
Mr. Pattee also represents the Lombard Investment 
Company of Boston. 



MEARS & PITCHER, Manufacturers of 
Pianos, also Dealers in New and Second-hand Pianos and 
Organs, Repairing in all its branches. Tuning a specialty, 
22 High St., Belfast, Me. It has laeen so frequently 
claimed for new enterprises that they "fill a long felt 
want," that the phrase has lost much of its significance, 
but even if it had all the force of novelty it could still be 
truly applied to the undertaking carried on by Messrs. 
Mears & Pitcher at No. 22 High st. for there is no doubt 
whatever that this "fills a long-felt want," as is proved 
by the heartj' support it has received since its inception. 
May 1, 1S91. Both the proprietors are Blaine men by 
birth; Mr. Horatio Mears being a native of Morrill, and 
Mr. E. S. Pitcher of Waldoboro, and both are thoroughly 
familiar with the mechanism of all makes of pianos and 
organs, and being expert mechanics are admirably 
qualified to repair them skillfully, neatly, durably and 
economically, the proprietors give personal attention to 
the filling of every order and hence can guarantee com- 
plete satisfaction to every customer. It should be 
understood that they have facilities for the doing of 
every branch of piano and organ repairing in their shop, 
and hence are not obliged to send any work out, — thus 
avoiding extra expense and delay enabling them to war- 
rant the material and workmanship as first-class in every 
respect. Cases will be carefully repaired, cleaned and 
polished; actions thoroughlj- renovated and regulated; 
new reeds and strings supplied and tuned, and all 
broken or otherwise or injured parts duplicated and 
adjusted. Particular attention is given to tuning 
and all orders will be filled at very short notice. The 
firm carry a stock of pianos and organs for sale and 
renting purposes and are prepared to quote bottom 
prices on guaranteed instruments. Fair prices are 
paid for second-hand pianos and organs or they will 
be taken in exchange for new instruments at a liberal 
allowance. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



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curing vessel, and the cans are sealed in Japan, 
thus furnishing a guarantee of the tea reaching 
the consumer in its original purity, and no 
dealer in the city is prepared to quote lower 
prices on teas and coffees of standard purity and 
find flavor. Employment is given to two assist- 
ants, and all orders, large and small, are assured 
prompt and careful attention and are filled at 
positively the lowest market rates. 



B. O. XOirrOX, Liv.'i y, Boarding and Sale 
Stable, Opposite Conant & Co., Main Street, Belfast. 
The establishment carried on by Mr. B. O. Norton is of 
Talue to those who wish to hire, to board, to buy, to sell 
or to exchange horses, for it is a well managed livery, 
■boarding, sale and exchange stable, and patrons of it 
may safely depend upon getting their money's worth, 
first, last and every time, for Mr. Norton does business 
on the firm basis of ''full value for money received." 
•He is a Maine man by birth, and has been identified with 
his present enterprise since 1SS8, so it seems hardly 
necessary to say that he is widelj' Isnown throughout 
this section. The stable is advantageously located on 
Main street, and has an area of 18,000 square feet. It 
■contains 30 stalls, and transient as well as permanent 
boarders will be accommodated, they being assured good 
care, comfortable quarters and the best of food, while 
the charges made are uniformly moderate — being lower 
in fact than those made at some stables giving much less 
satisfactor accommodations. The livery service is also 
■exceptionally good, stylish and easy-riding vehicles and 
good horses being attainable at all hours, at short notice 
and at fair rates. Mr. Norton gives the business clo^e 
personal supervision, and employs suflicient assistance 
to ensure the prompt and accurate filling of orders, so 
that immediate and courteous attention may safely be 
•promised to every caller. 



C. H. SAEGEXT, Dealer in Flour, Produce. 
Provisions, and Choice Family Groceries. Agent for 
Mayflower Tea, 47 Church Street, Belfast, Me. A man 
who has carried on the grocery and provision business 
in Belfast for seventeen years, and has from the very 
first made a specialty of family trade, certainly ought to 
know how to cater to that trade to the best possible ad- 
vantage, and such of our readers as will place a compre- 
hensive trial order with Mr. C. H. Sargent will be con- 
vinced that he is fully prepared to meet all honorable 
competition both as regards variety and quality of goods 
handled and prices quoted. He was born in Garland. 
Maine, was in the army during the Rebellion and began 
operations in Belfast in 1874. He occupies one floor and 
a basement measuring 2.5xG0 feet, located at No. 47 
Church Street, and carries a large and very carefully 
and skillfully selected stock, comprising the most pop- 
ular brands of flour, a full line of seasonable country 
produce, provisions of all kinds, pure teas, coffees and 
spices, superior canned goods, and choice staple and 
fancy family groceries. Mr. Sargent is agent for may- 
flower tea for those who appreciate a delicioas cup of 
pure tea, being cured by machinery in a cleanly man- 
ner, it is free from the tilth unavoidably attending the 
old process of curing by hand, and its natural flavor and 
strength are fully developed. The form of package is 
not only more convenient than any yet devised, but 
affords full protection to the tea, precluding deteriora- 
tion, and preserving all its natural aromatic and stimu- 
lating properties. The tea is packed while hot, from the 



NICHOLSOX & GEXTXEE, Fine Tail- 
oring Rooms, High Street, Belfast, Me. One 

of the progressive tailoring establishments is the 
firm of Nicholson & Gentner. This firm is com- 
posed of Messrs. A. Nicholson and W. H. 
Gentner. who are both experienced in the details of 
their present line of business, and are admiraljly quali- 
fied to maintain the enviable reputation which has al- 
ready become associated with their enterprise. They 
are prepared to undertake fine tailoring in all its 
branches, and to attain results which will prove alto- 
gether satisfactory to the most fastidious. In order to 
aid in the accomplishment of this purpose they make it 
a rule to handle certain styles of fabric exclusively; 
and hence those who place orders for garments made 
from these goods may feel assured that their dress will 
be distinctive as well as correct. Anything like '-loud"' 
dressing is of course to be sedulously avoided, but, on 
the other hand, the maintenance of a judicious individu- 
ality is one of the unmistakable evidences of refined 
taste in dress. Messrs. Nicholson A: Gentner otter a 
most desirable assortment of fine imported and domestic 
fabrics to choose from, and are prepared to make up 
suits or single garments in the very highest style of 
tailoring and at moder.ate rates. Employing from ten 
to twelve assistants, they are in a position to fill orders 
promptly without overworking their help and impairing 
the acuracy of the results attained, and as a consequence 
their garments are always thoroughly well made and 
are as durable as thej- are stylish and handsome. Mr. 
Nicholson is a native of Prince Edward Island, and Mr. 
Gentner a native of Belfast. Mr. Gentner has been in 
business twenty-five years, nine of them in Belfast, 
Maine. 



CITY LAUNDEY, E. E. Bradbury, Proprie- 
tor, 70 Main Street, Belfast, Me. There are few, if any, 
other lines of business in which careful and able man- 
agement is more imperatively demanded than in the case 
of the establishment conducted by Mr. E. E. Bradbury, 
for he is the proprietor of the Citj' Laundry, and the 
laundry business is made up of so many details, and 
gives so many opportunities for small but annojMng mis- 
takes that a poor manager could no more succeed in it 
than an ordinary washer and ironer having the usual 
household facilities can compete with the work turned 
out by so well equipped an establishment as the one 
mentioned. Mr. Bradbury was born in Lewiston, Maine, 
and has carried on his present enterprise since ISS-t. He 
utilizes the second floor of the Harris building. No. 70 
Main Street, and by the employment of adequate assist- 
ance is enabled to handle his large business easily and 
accurately ; all work being carefully and skillfully 
done, and exchange of articles and other annoying mis- 
takes being of very rare occurence. Work is called for 
and delivered free of charge, and no trouble is spared to 
deliver articles promptly at the time promised. Mr. 
Bradbury is agent for the Waterville Steam Dye House, 
and is i>repared to take orders for dyeing and cleaning 
of all kinds at the regular rates ; the work being done 
in the best of style and at very short notice, and as his 
work is all done by hand the finest fabrics can be in- 
trusted to his care without injury. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 




Pleasant Street, 



FERNALD 6l MUDCETT, 

MANtJFACTCRERS AND DEALERS IN 

Monuments and Tablets, 

Granite or Marble. 

Works at WEST END OF SHOE FACTORY,. 

BBLFAST, Me. 



The marble and granite works carried on by Messrs. Fernald I't Mudgett at the west end of the shoe factory, 
Pleasant street, are thoroughly well equipped for the manufacture of monuments, tablets, headstones and cemetery 
work of all kinds and, as the firm employ skilled help, turn out the most novel and artistic designs, quote bottom^ 
prices and fill orders promptly, it is a pleasure to call attention to this establishment and to cordially recommend 
it to such of our readers as may contemplate the placing of orders for anything in Messrs. Fernald & Mudgetfs 
line. The business was started in 1S7S by Messrs. Fernald Brothers, who were succeeded in 1S87 by the present 
firm, composed of Messrs. J. F. Fernald and A. L. Mudgett, the former a native of Lincolnville and the latter of 
Prospect, Maine. Both partners are thoroughly familiar with the practical details of the business and, as they give 
it careful supervision, there is no danger of imperfect work being allowed to leave the establishment. Ample steam 
power is available and ten assistants are employed, while all necessary mechanical facilities are provided, so that 
the cost of production is reduced to a minimum, and both wholesale and retail commissions can be executed at very 
short notice. Estimates on all kinds of marble and granite cemetery work will be cheerfully furnished on applica- 
tion, and entire satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed to every customer, the work being strictly first-class. 



D. H. LIBBY, Sail Maker and Manufacturer 
of Tents, Awnings, Wagon Coverings, &c., Foot of 
Main .Street, Belfast, Me. Sail making has been an im- 
portant Belfast industry for many years, and among the 
local manufacturers are some who are as widely and 
favorably known as any in a similar line of business in 
the entire State. Prominent among these is Mr. D. H. 
Libby, and it is certainlv not surprising that his work 
should be very widely known and rated as first-class by 
competent judges, for he has carried on operations in 
this his native city for fully 40 years, and has long since 
proved his ability to meet all honorable competition both 
as regards the quality and the cost of his productions. 
Besides making sails of all kinds Mr. Libby manufac- 
tures tents, awnings, wagon covers and canvas goods in 
general, and is prepared to fill orders at short notice as 
well as in first-class style; employment being given to 
three competent assistants. His ioft is located in F. A. 
Knowlton"s building, foot of Main Street, and the prem- 
ises are both spacious and well equipped, they having 
an area of 2,100 square feet, and being fitted up with all 
facilities necessary to enable operations to be carried on 
to the best possible advantage. Moderate charges are 
made in connection with all work done here, including 
the making over of old s.ails and repairing of all kinds, 
and entire satisfaction may safely be guaranteed to every 
customer. 



kind, especially as inferior carriage painting Is apt to be 
as costly as it is unsatisfactory in other respects, for 
unless the work be done thoroughly and skillfully and 
the best of stock be used it soon loses its new appear- 
ance and leaves the vehicle shabbier than ever. In this 
connection we may appropriately make mention of the 
shop carried on by Mr. W. A Lear, in the rear of Baker 
& Shales' store, for no better carriage painting is done 
anywhere in the State than is done here, Mr. Lear mak- 
ing a leading specialty of such work and having the 
necessary experience, skill, and facilities to enable him 
to attain results equal to the best, while filling orders at 
short notice and at moderate rates. Ship painting is 
also done at low prices and in a thoroughly workman- 
like manner, competent assistance being employed and 
commissions being executed without delay. This busi- 
ness was founded in 1881, by Messrs. Howard & Lear, 
the present proprietor assuming sole control in 1886. 
He is a native of Xorthport, Maine, and is widely and 
favorably known in business and social circles through- 
out this section. 



W. A. LEAR, Carriage and Ship Painter, 
rear of Baker & Shales' store, Belfast. Me. Carriage 
painting is generally understood to be one of the most 
difl3cult branches of the painter's trade, and the compar- 
atively small number of really first-class carriage 
painters shows that this understanding is thoroughly 
justified by the facts. Therefore it is necessary to use 
careful judgement in the placing of orders for work of this 



W. C. CUNNINGHAM, Restaurant, 53 Main 

Street, Belfast. Me. There is no very close and obvious- 
connection between soldiering and eating, — and indeed 
there were times during the " late unpleasantness"' 
when the men in the ranks began to think there was no 
connection at all, judging by the scarcity of rations — 
but still it is a noteworthy fact that some of the best man- 
aged restaurants are carried on by men who saw service 
during the Rebellion, and at an eating saloon run by an 
ex-soldier one is pretty sure to get a •' square meal," and 
to get it at a moderate price, too. One example of this 
is afibrded by the establishment conducted by Mr. \V. C. 
Cunningham, for he served in the army during the late 
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well and charges them uniformly reasonable prices. 
Mr. Cunningham was born in Belfast, and succeeded Mr. 
Chas. Ellis in the control of his present business in 1890. 
The premises occupied have an area of 1,200 square feet, 
and are well equipped and well cared for throughout. 
The bill of fare is varied and complete ; the food is of 
excellent quality and is nicely cooked; tlie service is 
prompt and neat", and the charges are low,— a combina- 
tion which fully explains the great and growing popu- 
larity of this well managed establishment. 



ALDEN D. CHASE & SON. Foreign and Do- 
mestic Dry Goods, Carpetings, Gloves. Hosiery and Trim- 
mings, Xo. 1 Custom House Square, Main Street, Bel- 
fast, Me. An enterprise which has been carried on for 
nearly 40 years in one community can hardly fail to be 
universallV known, and such is tiie case with that con- 
ducted under the style of Alden D. Chase & Son, for it 
is one of the best known commercial undertakings in 
the county, and is as popular as it is well known, the 
establishment devoted to it being one of the leading dry 
good stores of the city. It is located at No. 1 Custom 
House Square, Main" Street, and comprises two floors 
measuring -28x6.5 feet; the premises being well fitted up 
and containing an exceptionally complete and desirable 
stock of foriegn and domestic dry goods, carpetings, 
gloves, hosiery and trimming goods. Many good causes 
might be assigned for the popularity of this representative 
store but they may all be summed in a very few words, 
— desirable goods, low prices, prompt service, fair deal- 
ing. The public know that the latest novelties are 
always to be found here, that the goods are sold at bot- 
tom figures and sure to prove as represented, and prompt 
and polite attention is shown to all. Knowing these 
things it is not surprising that they should liberally 
support the enterprise, especially as the advantages 
offered increase with the growth of the business from 
year to year. 

ARLINGTON HOUSE, Coiner Main and 
Pleasant Streets, Belfast, Me. Israel V. Miller, Caterer 
and Manager. Stable connected, meals served to order. 
If an old resident of Belfast were asked to name the 
most popular hotel in that thriving city, there is no 
doubt that he would name the Arlington House, for this 
is popular in every sense of the word ; the accommoda- 
tions, the management, and the prices being popular in 
the highest degree. It is unquestionably the best SI. 00 
a day house in Maine, and such of our readers as have 
learned from sad experience to associate a dollar a day 
rates with poor beds, poorer food and poorest service 
will be most agreeablj- surprised if they make trial of 
the Arlingtons" accommodations, for they are '-all right" 
in every respect, and even the most confirmed grumbler 
can find nothing to growl at in the hotel or its manage- 
ment. The house contains twenty sleeping rooms, 
and is located near cars and boats, at the corner of Main 
and Pleasant Streets. There is a good stable connected, 
and teams may be obtained at all hours at moderate 
rates. Meals are served to order at short notice, and 
the food, cooking and service will compare favorably 
with those of a much more pretentious and higher priced 
establishment. Special rates for board by the week or 
season are made, and strangers in Belfast can save a 
good deal of money and assure themselves a comfortable 
home by putting up at the Arlington during their stay 
in this section. The caterer and manager, Mr. Israel V. 
Miller, is a native of Lincolnville, Maine, and was in the 
navy during the Piebellion. He has carried on his 
present enterprise since 1889, and it is safe to say that 
not one of our Belfast business men is more generally 
known or numbers a larger proportion of personal 
friends among his patrons. 



NEWTON S. LORD. Sailmaker, Tents and 
Awnings, Swan & Sibley's warf, Belfast, Me. The 
charactor of the work done by American sail makers 
has changed materially of late years, the demand for 
sails for square rigged vessels having fallen off a good 
deal while there is a greatly increased demand for fore 
and aft sails, — and some of these are of enormous size, 
there being enough canvas used in the lower sails alone 
of one of the great four-masted schooners now so com- 
mon to make nearly a complete suit for a small ship — 
but now as ever American made sails are recognized as 
the standard, they being so cut, fitted and put together 
as to combine the greatest possible efficiency and dura- 
bility with the smalle-t possible cost. Of course we 
refer to the kind of sails produced by leading makers 
and among these Mr. Xewton I,ord is entitled to honor- 
able mention ; his productions being as good as the best 
and his changes being uniformly fair and moderate. Mr. 
Lord was born in Brooksville, Maine, and has had long 
experience in the sailmaking business although he has 
had charge of his present enterprise only since 1891, 
when he succeeded Mr, George T. Osborne. He utilizes 
premises measuring S.'JxlOO feet, located on the third 
floor of Swan it Sibley's wharf building ; employs three 
assistants, and is prepared to do all work usually done by 
a first-class sailmaker at short notice, in a thorough and 
skillful manner aud at reasonable rates. He also makes 
tents and awnings and a specialty of small boat sails. 



J. B. THOMBS, Dealer in Jimk, Paper 
Stock and Metals, Belfast, Maine. If any of our rea-d 
ers be disposed to look upon the handling of junk, pa- 
per stock and metals as an unimportant branch of trade 
they would do well to set themselves right by investiga- 
ting this field of industry, and the results of such an in- 
vestigation would greatly surprise them, for the trade is 
of very great importance, represents the investment of a 
large amount of capital, and has an important bearing 
upon some of the foremost industries carried on in the 
United States. One of the leading representatives of the 
trade in this part of the State is Mr. John B. Thombs who 
succeeded Mr. George T. Osborn in 1891. Mr. Thombs 
was born in Castine and has carried on business here for 
years ; at one time being associated with Mr. Osborn 
under the style of Thombs & Osborn. Mr. (Osborn assumed 
sole control" in 1S88 and retained it until 1891 when Mr. 
Thombs again assumed control. Mr. Thombs is an ex- 
tensive dealer in junks, paper stock aud metals, and 
utilizes 2 spacious floors of a building on Swan I'c Sibley's 
wharf. He employs an .adequate force of experienced 
assistants and is prepared to fill the heaviest orders at 
short notice and to furnish carefully graded paper stock, 
junk aud metals in quantities to suit at the lowest mar- 
ket rates; his facilities being such as to enable him to 
to meet all honorable competition. 

FRED TIMM. Cnstom Shoe Maker, Allen 
Brothers Big., Main Street, Belfast. Me. There is no 
denyiug the fact that the manufacture of boots aud 
shoes by machinery has reached a high stage of perfec- 
tion and that the finer grades of machine-made shoes are 
both handsome and stylish, but nevertheless it is as true 
now as ever that the only shoe that conbines beauty, 
style, durability and •• solid comfort " is one made to 
order by skillful hands. Therefore many people still 
have their boots and shoes made from measure, and if 
any of our readers be among the number we would 
advise them to place a trial order with Mr. Fred Timm, 
doing business in Allen Bros, building. Main Street, for 
he is as skillful a custom boot and shoe maker as there 
is in the State; his charges are moderate, and his facil- 
ities such as to enable him to execute commissions at 
short notice. Mr. Timm, was born in Germany and 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BELFAST. 



has carried on operations iu Belfast since 1S79. Special 
attention is given to fine repairing in all its brandies, 
and as two competent assistants are employed, orders 
can be filled without long delay, while the neatness and 
durability of the work commend this lestablishment to 
the most fastidious. Mr. Timm keeps on hand, and 
makes to order, hand made kij) boots for farmers at the 
low price of §3 per pair. 



H. A. STAEEETT, Wholesale and Eetail 
Dry and Fancy Goods, Cloaks, C'loakings, and Small 
Wares, Main Street, opposite National Bank, Belfast, Me. 
Among those Belfast mercantile establishments which 
are widely and favorably known throughout this section 
by reason of their absolute reliability and the superior 
inducements they offer, that conducted by Mrs. H. A. 
Starrett occupies a prominent position, for since she 
assumed control in ISSO she has fullj' maintained the 
high reputation the enterprise enjoyed when carried on 
by Mr. T. W. Pitcher, and subsequently by Mr. H. A. 
.Starrett. In fact the ladies of Belfast and vicinity 
speak in the highest terms of the establishment in ques- 
tion, and they should certainly be competent to judge of 
its merits, as it is devoted to the sale of Dry and Fancj- 
Ooods, Cloaking and Small Wares, and is popularly be- 
lieved that what the ladies don't know about such 
articles is not worth knowing. At all events their fond- 
ness for "shopping" gives them opportunity to compare 
the goods and prices of this store with those of other 
establishments, and the liberal patronage they give it 
proves that the results of such comparison are bj' no 
means unfavorable. The premises made use of are lo- 
cated on Main Street, opposite the National Bank, and 
as they comprise 2 floors, measuring 2.5x60 feet a heavy 
stock can be readily accommodated. The assortment 
includes the latest fashionable novelties, and is very 
complete, so that all tastes and purses can be suited. 



Goods are sold at both wholesale and retail, but special 
attention is given to retail buyers, and as three com- 
petent assistants are employed, callers are assured 
prompt and careful service at all times. 

MAEK WOOD & SOK, Manufacturers of 
and Dealers in Marble and Granite Monuments, Tablets, 
Headstones, Marble Shelves, Iron Vases, Bouquet 
Holders, Metal AVreaths and Crosses, No. 28 High .Street, 
Belfast, Me. First-class cemetery work is expensive 
and always will be so, for the materials of which it is 
made are costly, and skilled labor essential to its making 
commands high wages, but there is a great deal of dif- 
ference in the margin of profit demanded by different 
dealers, and so although it is absolutely necessary to 
pay good prices in order to get good work, it is not at 
all necessary to pay the fancy rates named by some con- 
cerns. The firm of Mark Wood & Son manufactures as 
artistic marble and granite monuments, tablets, head- 
ings, etc., as any concern in this section of the State, 
and as no house quotes lower prices on equally good 
work, it follows that the firm in question is worthy of 
liberal patronage. It is composed of Messrs. M. <fc F. 
Wood, both of whom are natives of Belfast, and have 
been associated since ISSS, when they succeeded Messrs. 
A. E. Clark & Co. Tlie premises occupied are located 
at No. 2S High Street, and are well worthy of a visit, as 
a fine assortment of finished work is generally in stock, 
and many new and beautiful designs from which order 
work will be done are open for inspection ; visitors being 
welcome, and being given all desired information. 
Besides doing cemetery work the firm deal in iron vases, 
bouquet holders, metal wreaths and crosses ; showing a 
fine line of such goods, and furnishing them at the 
lowest market rates. Adequate assistance is employed 
and orders will be filled out at short notice and delivered 
promptly at the time promised. 




Bied's-Ete View of Thomaston, from Browne's Hill. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THOMASTON. 



There is a marked similarity in the history of many New England towns, but Thomaston is far 
from being one of them, for its history is the reverse of commonplace and contains enough of 
romance, of adventure and of intrigixe to make it fascinating, even to those who are neither anti- 
quarians nor historical students. The records of its discovery, occupation and abandonment ; of 
its re- settlement ; of savage assaults and determined defense ; the story of the life, the services and 
the hopes of the brave officer who did so much to develop early Thomaston ; in these may be found 
material for a ' ' historical novel, ' ' which if chosen, combined and made to live by the hand of genius 
would take its place by the side of the immortal works of Scott, of Dumas and of other historical 
novelists, whose words will be read and prized by the people long after the labored writings of the 
ordinary historian shall have been utterly forgotten. It is perhaps too much to hope that we shall 
some day have an American Scott, who will appreciate the vast wealth of material to be found at 
home, but we may at least hope that writers will be produced who will devote such powers as they 
may possess to the treatment of American themes, instead of depending ui^on the old world for 
inspiration. 

The beginning of Thomaston' s history dates back nearly three hundred years, for the region 
in which the town is located, was visited by Captain George Weymouth during that famous voyage 
made in 1605, and which has occasioned earnest and apparently endless dispute between those who 
support and deny Weymouth's claims as the discoverer of the Kennebec. At all events, it is certain 
that he sailed from England in the stout ship Archangel on Easter Sunday, 1605 ; and that on the 
eighteenth day of May following, he cast anchor under the lee of Monhegan. The next day he brought 
his vessel some miles nearer to the mainland and anchored under the shelter of an island, in a little 
bay to which he gave the name of Pentecost Harbor, but which is now known as St. George's Har- 
bor. Weymouth remained in this vicinity for a month, or until June 16, 1605, and was actively 
engaged in the exploration of the coast, during which work he ascended the St. George's Eiver and 
landed on the site of the present Thomaston. The report rendered by him on his return to Eng- 
land was so favorable that immediate action was taken to organize and equip an elaborate expedi- 
tion, and in 1607 the ill-fated " Popham" colony was established upon the banks of the Kennebec 
Eiver. Although this colony proved a disastrous failure, it did not discourage other adventurers 



€2 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THOMASTON. 

Irom coming to Maine, for there were the most extraordinary stories in circulation concerning the 
natural wealth of that region, and it was commonly believed in England that the productions 
included such valuable commodities as mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, brazil-wood, cochineal and 
ambergris. It seems impossible that men who had experienced the rigors of the Maine climate 
<luring the winter months, could have believed the country to be capable of yielding tropical pro- 
ductions ; but letters from the colonists to their friends in the old country supported faith in the 
existence of such a belief, and goes to show that the Indians gave the whites to understand that 
about all the latter wished to find, were among the actual productions of the wonderful new land. 
Although the Indians so greatly exaggerated the natural wealth of the country, it still held out 
genuine inducements enough to keenly arouse the trading spirit of the English people and when it 
was discovered that the Pilgrims (who had ((uietly installed themselves along the Kennebec, estab- 
lished a trading post near the present site of Augusta and built up a very profitable traffic with 
the Indians, some years after the failure of the Popham colony), were doing an extensive business 
in this region, steps were taken to interfere with their virtual monopoly by Edward Ashley, "a 
profane young man," who had visited New England and who saw an opportunity to win both fame 
and fortune by wresting the immensely valuable trading business from the Pilgrims. He persuaded 
two jirominent and wealthy English merchants, Beauchamp and Leverett, to obtain control of the 
territory between the Penobscot and the Muscongus ri\'ers, and, by so doing, originated the after- 
wards famous "Muscongus patent," which was destined to cause much bitter feeling and to be a 
" bone of contention" for years to come. "A trading post was established on the bank of the St. 
George River in Thomastou in 1630, and for some years considerable business was done, but the 
French and Indian wars put an end to all commerce in so exposed a station, and in 1675 the trading 
house was destroyed by the redskins. From that time until 1720, the place was abandoned by the 
English ; but in the latter year, two strong ' ' blockhouses ' ' surrounded by palisades, were erected on 
the eastern bank of the St. George Elver by a company known as the "Ten Associates, " at the 
head of which, was John Leverett, x^resident of Harvard college. The company planned to estalilish 
two towns, each to contain about 80 inhabitants ; and the settlement was given the name of 
"Lincoln," the original grant under which the land was held having been called the " Lincolnshire 
Patent." A double saw mill was erected, as were the frames for 20 dwellings, and the station was 
garrisoned by 20 men under command of Captain Thomas Westbrook. 

The Indians bitterly resented the establishment of this fort and settlement ; alleging that the 
land Avas theirs and was secured to them by treaty, but the English maintained that the redskins 
had voluntarily given up all title to the territory, it having been sold to Sir William Phips by 
Madockawando and Sheepscot John. To this the Indians replied that the sale was not legal, even 
admitting that it had taken place, for neither of the chiefs mentioned were Penobscot Indians and 
tnerefore had no right to dispose of the land. The upshot of the dispute was, that the Indians 
withdrew, muttering vengeance, and the government sent 45 men with cannon to the fort to resume 
the argument wlien the savages should reappear. This they did on the 15th of June 1722, when 
they swooped down upon the settlement, burned the mill and a vessel in the harbor, and destroyed 
the houses, and in fact everything outside of the palisades of the fort. But they failed to reduce the 
latter and finally retired. Before the following month had expired they made another attempt and 
ue.arly succeeded, for in place of trying to capture the fort by assault, they besieged it, and had 
made considerable progress in the work of undermining one side of the blockhouse, when a series 
of heavy rains caused their mines to collapse and resulted in the Avithdrawal of the besiegers after 
an investment lasting 12 days. Late in December, 1723, another siege was begun and lasted 30 
days, when the Indians were driven away by a relieving party, and in 1724 the Indians tried it again 
and again failed. A treaty of peace was made in 1826, and in 1732 Samuel Waldo succeeded to the 
control of all the region contiguous to Thomastou and went actively to work to develop the country.^ . 
He was the first lime manufacturer in this region and the quarry first ojiened by him was long 
afterward enclosed by the walls of the Maine State Prison. 



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63 



We have referred to the land controlled by Mr. Waldo, as including all the territory contiguous 
to Thoinaston, but that reference fails to give any idea of the enormous area of the tract claimed 
by him ; for by inlieritance and by purchase, he had become possessed of nearly all of the Muscon- 
gus patent, or in other words, of all of the present Knox and Waldo counties, with the exception of 
Camden, Hope and Appleton; the entire area of his lands approximating half a million acres. 







ii(ii!iiiiii»/:i'ii' 





North Side of Main Street. 



In 1735, he sought to encourage settlement in what is now Thomaston, l)y offering to deed to 
each actual settler, a lot having a frontage of 40 rods on tlie River St. George and extending far 
enough back to make up an area of 100 acres. The original party of settlers under this offer 
included 27 families, of the sturdy Scotch-Irish stock which played so important a part in the early 
development of New England. Waldo relmilt the saw-mill destroyed by the Indians, and in 1740 
erected a grist-mill at Oyster River, and also built a meeting house. But the development of the 
exposed settlement was rudely interrupted by the Indian war which began in 1744, and before the 
effects of this struggle had i)assed away, progress was again suspend(Mi by warfare, which lasted 
from 1754 to 1758, and which resulted in the permanent breaking of the power of the French in 
this region and in the acknowledgment by the Indians, that they had no claim on Waldo's lands. 
But he was destined not to piofit by this condition of affairs, for he died very suddenly, in 1759, 
and the greater portion of his lands came into the hands of his son-in-law, Thomas Flucker, of 
Boston. What is generally accepted as the first permanent settlement in Thomaston, was made 
four years later by Mason Wheaton, who settled upon Mill River in 17G3. 

Nearly all the inhabitants of this region were on the patriot side in the troubles which resulted 
in the Revolution, l)nt Waldo's heir, Flucher, was a Royalist and as he was included in the act of 
proscriiition, there was a great deal of unceitainty al)Ont titles during the yeais immediately follow- 
ing the war. But it so happened that Waldo's grand-daughter had married tieneral llcnry Knox, 
one of the most distinguished patriot soldiers of the Revolution, and so she retained her rights in 
the property, and some years after the close of the Revolution, came here with her husband to 
occupy a mansion, the erection of which was begun in 17'J3, and to which the name of 



64 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THOMASTON. 

" Montpelier ' ' was given. This mansion was much more than a "nine days' wonder" throughout 
the surrounding country, for it was immeasurably superior to any other building for miles around, 
and indeed, has often been decided as far handsomer and more elaborate than any edifice in the entire 
country at that time, but that was of course an exaggeration, although not intentional, for a struc- 
ture that cost more than $50,000 must have seemed beyond imitation to the country people. 
Genei-al Knox removed to this noble residence in 1795, and, by way of a " house-warming," gave a 
grand feast, to which all the neighbors — rich and poor — were invited. And this was but an 
earmest of what was to follow, for during the remainder of his life, General Knox continued to 
dispense lavish hospitality. He was by no means a rich man, on the contrary, he had saved 
practically nothing during his long and important public cai-eer, and when he resigned his commis- 
sion as secretary of war and came to Thomaston, accompanied by his brilliant wife, who had been 
one of the most famous and admired society women of the day, it is probable that his chief object 
was to amass a competency, although he may also have desired rest after his arduous services in the 
battle fields and in the councils of the nation. He went actively to work to develop the estate ; 
put in operation lime-kilns, saw mills and brick yards ; constructed dams, built houses and vessels ; 
introduced new varieties of fruits and vegetables and improved breeds of domestic animals ; in 
short, stopped at no trouble or expense in the furtherance of his schemes of development, but like 
many another generous pioneer, he lacked judgment, and not ony failed to gain wealth, but con- 
tracted very heavy debts and finally became bankrupt. It is reported that those who had been his 
best friends were his largest creditors, which is perhaps the reason why the last few years of his 
life were terribly embittered by the reproaches and scorn of those whom he was unable to pay. 
Hardly eleven years elapsed from the time he came to Thomaston until his death, and his remains, 
which were originally placed in the family vault near the mansion, now rest in the cemetery on the 
hill behind the village. 

Thomaston had been regularly incorporated as a town nearly twenty years before the arrival 
of General Knox; it having received its charter in 1777 and being named in honor of General 
Thomas of Massachusetts. It then contained about fifty inhabitants and was about seven miles m 
circumference, but the present township is very small owing to the setting apart of by far the 
larger proportion of the original territory by the incorporation of Eockland and of South Thomas- 
ton, in 1S48. It is situated on St. Georges or Georges Eiver, as it is now called, in the eastern 
part of Knox County, and is bounded on the north and east by Eockland ; south by South 
Thomaston and west by Warren. The township is excellently watered, the principle stream being 
Georges Eiver ; and Thomaston village is situated on a bay-like expansion of this stream and with 
its broad, well shaded stx-eets, neat dwellings and picturesque surroundings, is one of the most 
attractive villages of which even Maine can boast. 

As Samuel Adams Drake has expressed it in his delightful " Pine Tree Coast," "After- wit- 
nessing the struggle going on at our coast resorts for what is bizarre, or purely ornamental, it is a 
relief to walk about iu the elm-shaded streets of a downright plain, old-fashioned country village, 
like Thomaston, once more, where picturesqueness is achieved by simply letting things alone. It 
quite restores the old home feeling again. And we feel it a privilege to become a brief part of that 
tranquil existence, and to share in its historic memories." 

This is one reason why Thomaston is a favorite summer resort, especially with cultivated 
people, and another reason is to be found in the magnificent scenery throughout and adjacent to the 
township. It has been said that not Mt. Desert itself surpasses Thomaston, as regards combi- 
nation of mountain and ocean; inland and coast scenery, and there are advantages offered by 
Thomaston, which one would seek for in vain at Bar Harbor and other points on Maine's most 
famous island. What many of these advantages are, can best be learned by practical experience, 
but not the least important of them is that the expenses of an outing here may easily be so regulated 
as to be within the means of anyone. As for the attractions, they may be sought and will be found 
on every side ; they include riding, driving and tramping amid inspiring scenery and pure air ; 



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among them are numbered sailing, rowing, swimming, fishing and other "amphibious" sports, 
and in the fall the shooting is, as a rule, good enough to suit the most exacting hunter of small game. 
The town is very easy of access and yet is far enough removed from the great thoroughfares of 
travel, to avoid all objections on that score ; and the traveler may come by way of the Knox & 
Lincoln Railroad, which runs across the southern end of the township and makes a station at 
Thomaston village, or he may go direct to Rockland by steamer and come from there by rail, a 





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80UTH Side of Main Steeet, looking East. 

distance of five miles, or enjoy a beautiful drive over four miles of carriage road which connect the 
city with the mother town. Or, if you wish a still more enjoyable excursion, you may journey 
from Rockland by water, but don't do so unless " time is no object," for so delightfully irregular 
is the lay of the land, or rather of the sea, in this picturesque neighborhood, that it no less than 40 
miles from Thomaston to Rockland by water, as compared with only four miles " across country." 
But the sail will amply repay one for the time it consumes ; for it is amid a perfect maze of islands 
of all imaginable shapes, sizes and kinds ; and no one having the least appreciation of the beautiful 
in nature can make this trip without being so frequently delighted and surprised by the ever 
changing but always impressive jjauorama, that the journey will be numbered among those 
experiences which are never regretted and never forgotten. 

But Thomaston is visited by many besides pleasure tourists, for the town is a prosj^erous and 
active business centre, as will appear from a reading of the pages following this sketch, so that it 
is not necessary to go into detail concerning this phase of its existence. Suffice it is to say that 
lime manufacturing, began away back in 17.34 by General Waldo, is very largely carried on and 
that the quality of the lime produced by local manufacturers, is conceded equal to the best, in the 
great trade centres to which most of it is shipped. The manufacture of granite is also quite largely 
engaged in, as is that of carriages, of boots and shoes, of harness, and of clothing ; while it is hardly 
necessary to add that a town which in the palmy days of ship building, was a leader in that noble in- 
dustry, should still be in a position to do the very best of work in that line. The several ship yards of 
Thomaston are well equipped and well managed and are comparatively well patronized, altliough 
to be sure, much of their work is in the line of repairing, and in connection with the latter branch of 
industry it is well to note that there are skilful shipsmiths and sail makers in town who have an 
excellent reputation for thoroughness and promptness. The financial needs of the community are 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



well attended to by two National Banks and a Savings Bank ; while the intellectual needs are pro- 
vided for by a good school system and by three local publications ; the Thomaston Herald, an in- 
dependent weekly ; the Farmer- s Cause, an agricultural mouthy ; and the RocMand District Tid- 
ings, a Methodist monthly. There are various flourishing associations including Masonic socities ; 
a Grand Army Post ; Sons of Veterans ; Knights of Honor ; Good Templars; Women's Christian 
Temperance Union ; Knights of Labor ; Patrons of Husbandry and New England Order of Pro- 
tection and also a very popular society known as the Segochet Club. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



THE THOMASTOX SAVINGS BANK, In- 
corporated 1870, Thomaston, Me. It is easier to earn 
money than to save it, and it is easier to save money 
than to invest it securely and profitably, as many have 
discovered by sad experience, for so long as there are 
men so unscrupulous as to be content to profit by 
the ignorance, carelessness, or misplaced confidence of 
others who have not had their advantages of education 
and experience, so long will there be innumerable highly 
attractive but utterly delusive schemes, having but one 
real object, no matter how liberal and benevolent their 
plan may seem to be,— to gain money for their projectors 
without rendering a fair equivalent, and in most such 
cases without rendering any equivalent whatever. It is 
unnecessary to specify these schemes, and Indeed they 
are so numerous and varied that to mention even the 
most prominent of them would exhaust all our available 
space, but they all bear a family resemblance, no matter 
how much they may vary in detail, and they may be de- 
tected by one universal characteristic, that even admit- 
ting they carry out their professed object they enrich 
the few at the expense of the many ; in other words they 
are lottery schemes, pure and simple, and have all the 
uncertainty and all the demoralizing efiects which in- 
evitably attach to lotteries even when "honestly" con- 
ducted, if it be allowable to use that word in that con- 
nection. On the other hand, a well-managed savings 
bank — which afibrds by far the best facilities yet devised 
lor the investment of small sums — protects and advan- 
ces the interests of every depositor, large or small, 
causes loss to no one and powerfully aids in the develop- 
ment of the entire community in which it is located. 
This is no mere theory but frequently demonstrated fact, 
and the residents of this section have had it fully dem- 
onstrated to them by the operations of the Thomaston 
Savings Bank since its incorporation in 1S70, for this is 
one of the most carefully and ably managed savings in- 
stitutions in the State and has proved a decided boon 
to the community in more respects than one, as every 
intelligent and observing citizen will freely admit. It 
deserves and receives the entire confidenceof the public, 
not only on account of its honorable record but also by 
reason of the high standing of those identified with it, 
its officers being JNI. R. Miithews. president; and C. S. 
Smith, treasurer; while the board of trustees is com- 
posed of M. P.. Mathews, Edward E. O'Brien, X. C. 
Mehan, J. (;. Leveusaler, E. K. O'Brien, Atwood Leven- 
saler, and William E. Yinal, all of whom are Thomaston 
men, with the exception of Mr. Mathews, who is from 
Warren. On October 31, 1S91, the deposits amounted to 
S259,3-27.T5 and the reserve and profits to §8,578.30, and 
we may add that the character of the bank's invest- 
ments is such as to ensure the prompt payment of 
every penny of principal and interest due depositors. 



J. O. CFSHIXG & CO., Manufacturers of 
Lime, Central Wharf, Thomaston, Me. It is diflicult to 
accurately determine the date of the inception of the 
business conducted by Messrs. J. O. Gushing & Co., 
for some departments of it are of comparatively recent 
origin while others date back many years, but the 
business in its present form may be said to date from 
18G0, when Messrs. J. O. Cushing & Co. succeeded 
Messrs. Cushing, Waterman & Co. The latter firm was 
formed in 1848 but was principally engaged in ship- 
building, and it was not until the change in ownership 
that lime manufacturing was begun on a large scale. 
This industry has been steadily developed until now the 
firm own and work some of the most valuable and best 
known quarries in the State, and operate seven patent 
kilns having a capacity of 150,000 casks per annum. 
They are proprietors of the General Henry Knox quarry, 
and the Bennet, Coburn, Morse, Leveusaler, Stackpole, 
and Cole quarries, and some of the brands of lime made 
by Messrs. J. O. Cushing & Co. are well and favorably 
known throughout the country, and so staple is the de- 
mand for their lime, that even in 1890, which was an ex- 
ceptionally dull year with most lime manufacturers, 
they made and sold 101,000 casks. Seventy men are em- 
ployed, and forty horses are utilized, and the firm are 
interested in and own ten vessels, six of which are en- 
gaged in the lime business, shipments being made to 
New York, the South, and throughout New England. 
Their ability to command a heavy trade, even during 
the dullest season, is the most natural result of the pos- 
session of exceptional facilities for manufacturing and 
distributing, the high reputation of their product, and 
the uniform promptness and efficiency of the service, 
due to the thorough organization of the business, and 
the close and intelligent supervision given to e.ach of its 
many details. Mr. .Tames C. Cushing has had about 
forty years experience in the lime business, and Mr. 
Atwood Leveusaler succeeded his father and grand- 
father, who had carried it on for more than a century, 
so that both members of the firm are thoroughly familiar 
with every department of the industry. Both are natives 
of Thomaston, and Mr. Cushing has served several 
terms as selectman, and as road commissioner. The 
firm are very large dealers in Franklin, Lincoln, Smith 
and Hard Coals, being prepared to furnish them in quan- 
tities to suit at short notice and at bottom rates, and 
they also handle Salt at wholesale and retail, besides 
dealing extensively in Corn, Flour and Ship Chandlery. 
Their store is located on Central Wharf as are also 
numerous warehouses used for the storage of the im- 
mense stock that is constantly carried. Ample assist- 
ance is employed, and all orders are assured prompt and 
careful attention. 



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-DEALER IN- 



Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, furs, Gloves, Rolies and Blankets, 

GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. UMBRELLAS. 





character, 
as prompt 



and requires 
and honorabl 



the services of two well informed assistants, 
e treatment. Give him a call. 



There is really no excuse for any 
man presenting a shabby appear 
ance nowadays, for not only can a 
neat and desirable suit of clothes 
be purchased for a small sum of 
money, but all the other articles 
going to make up a complete outfit 
are sold at extremely reasonable 
rales. It is of course necessary to 
use some discrimination in making 
such purchases, as all dealers are 
by no means equally low in their 
prices ; but if a call be made on 
Mr. Levi Seavey at his spacious 
store, the caller can feel sure that 
all he buys will be sold at prices 
as low as the lowest. Mr. Levi 
Seavey is an extensive dealer in 
boots, shoes, hats, caps, furs, 
gloves, gentlemen's furnishing 
goods, umbrellas, robes and 
blankets. His goods are perfectly 
reliable, and are in fact guaran- 
teed to prove as represented, so 
no fears need be entertained that 
anything bought of him will not 
prove satisfactory. This estab- 
lishment was formally the A. 
Goudy stand, and was opened by 
its present proprietor in 18S9, and 
by his enterprise and liberal bus- 
iness methods his trade has steadi- 
ly increased since that date. Mr. 
Seavey is a native of Gushing, 
Me., and is very well known 
throughout Thomaston, Warren, 
St. George, Union, Friendship and 
all other places within twenty 
miles, and was a member of the 
board of selectmen in 1889 and 
1890 in Thomaston. He occupies 
one floor and a cellar, each 2,400 
square feet in dimensions, making 
the largest store east of Boston 
and Portland, and carries a large 
and varied stock which is first- 
class in every particular. The 
business is principally retail in 
Every customer is assured polite as well 



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BURGESS, O'BRIEX & CO., Manufacturers 
and Shippers of Lime, Dealers In Coal, Flour, Corn, 
Meal, Salt, Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and 
Shoes, Hardware, Croekery, Wooden Ware, Etc., Com- 
mercial Wharf, Foot Wadsworth Street, Thomaston, 
Me. As the manufacture of lime is by far the most im- 
portant of Thomaston's industries one naturally expects 
to find the most enterprising, progressive and represen- 
tative of the town's business men engaged in this line of 
trade, and this expectation will not be disappointed, for 
the leading lime manufacturing concerns of Thomaston 
are made up of men whose reputation for exceptional 
business ability and strict integrity i»by no means con- 
fined to this section but extends to New York and to the 
many other distant business centres where Thomaston 
lime is very largely handled. This is notably the case 
■with the firm of Burgess, O'Brien & Co., for not only 
has this concern held a leading position in the lime trade 
for nearly forty years, but the individual members of it 
have been and "are very prominently identified with 
other representative Thomaston enterprises, and have 
done and are doing much to advance the best interests of 
the town and section, both directly and indirectly. The 
firm is composed of Mr. W. C. Burgess, a native of 
Warren, Maine, and Messrs E. E. and E. K. O'Brien, both 
natives of Thomaston. Mr. E. E. O'Brien is president 
of the Georges National Bank of Thomaston, and a trus- 
tee of the Thomaston Savings Bank; Mr. E. K. O'Brien 
also being a trustee of the latter institution. The business 
was founded in ]S4i by Messrs. O'Brien, Burgess & Co. 
who were succeeded by Messrs. O'Brien, Watts & Co., 
they giving place to the present concern iu 1854. The 
manufacture and shipi)ing of lime are very extensively 
carried on, six kilns of large capacity being utilized and 
many vessels being owned and controlled by the firm and 
its individual members. The amount of the annual pro- 
duct varies of course, with the condition of trade 
throughout the country, but as this house are well qual- 
ified in every respect to meet all honorable competition 
they are assured a large proportion of all orders placed 
in this section. An extensive trade in general merchan- 
dise is also carried on, spacious premises on Commercial 
Wharf, foot of Wadsworth St., being utilized, and a very 
heavy and complete stock carried. It comprises coal, 
flour, corn, meal, salt, groceries, dry goods, clothing, 
boots and shoes, hardware, crockery, wooden ware, etc., 
and as the public know the goods to be perfectly reliable, 
the delivery prompt, and the prices as low as the lowest, 
the store is one of the most popular and most largely 
patronized of any in this vicinity. 



DUNX & ELLIOT, Shipbuilders and Sail- 
makers, Thomaston. The business carried on by Messrs. 
Dunn & Elliot comprises two entirely distinct and yet 
intimately related industries — ship building and sail 
making. The first named department of their business 
may be said to have been founded in 1SG4 by Messrs. 
Edwin Welch & Co., who were succeeded in ISfiG by 
Messrs. T. Dunn & Co.. they giving place in 1867 to 
Messrs. Walker, Dunn & Co., who were succeeded by 
Messrs. Dunn & Elliot in 1880. The latter firm had 
carried on a large sail making business since 18G5, 
which was consolidated with the ship building business 
controlled by Messrs. AValker, Dunn & Co., when that 
firm were succeeded by the present proprietors, Messrs. 
T. W. Dunn, who is a native of Boston, Mass., and 
George Elliot, a native of Thomaston, and are far too 
generally known to require extended personal mention. 
Some idea of the extent of their business iu both depart- 
ments may be gained by the fact that the firm they 
succeeded built 25 vessels and they have built 16 vessels- ; 
while in 1890 they worked up 65,000 yards, or about 37 
miles of duck, they ranking with the largest sail makers 
of New England. Emiil03meut is given to nine ex- 



perienced assistants at sail making alone, and the firm 
are prepared to fill the most extensive orders at remark- 
ably short notice and at the lowest rates consistent with 
good work. The business is thoroughly systemized and 
very carefully supervised, no imperfect work being 
knowingly allowed to leave the establishment and all 
work being fully guaranteed both as regards material 
and workmanship, the firm being never better prepared 
than now to meet all competition, both in quality and 
price. 




THE G. I. ROBINSOX DRUG CO., Geo. H. 
Gardner, Manager, Thomaston, Me. When having 
physicians prescriptions compounded it is important to 
patronize an establishment where the stock of drugs and 
medicines is not only complete, but is so frequenty re- 
newed as always to be made up of fresh and well selected 
articles, and for this reason, if no other, it is well worth 
while to entrust the compouudirg of prescriptions to the 
G. I. Robinson Drug Co., doing business in Thomaston, 
Me. They are wholesale and retail dealers, as well as 
manuf.acturers, and carry on operations on so large a 
scale that the process of renewing their assortment of 
drugs, etc., is constantly going on. Every facility is at 
hand for the filling of such orders without delay and in 
the most accurate manner, while the charges made are 
uniformly moderate. This business was founded in 
1850, by Mr. G. I. Robinson, and conducted by him un- 
til 1885, when the G. I. Robinson Drug Co. was formed, 
which is now managed by Mr. Geo. H. Gardner, and is 
one of the best known and most reliable establishments 
of its kind in this section of the state. The proprietors 
fully maintain the high standard so long associated with 
the "undertaking, and not only do a general drug business, 
but manufacture flavoring extracts and physicians' sup- 
plies on a large scale, having enlarged their plant the 
past year for this purpose. The flavoring extracts u)ade 
by this concern are double strength and true to name 
and flavor. The sale of these extracts are extending 
largely over the state, and are appreciated by all who 
use them. The premises occupied comprises two floors 
and a cellar, each 1000 square feet in dimensions, and con- 
taining iu addition to first-class drugs of all kinds, toilet 
articles, extracts, soda, cigars and tobacco, etc. Two 
well-informed assistants are constantly employed, every 
customer being assured polite attention, and the prompt 
filling of every order. 



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THOMASTOX NATIONAL BANK, Thorn- 
astou, Me. Even those who most strongly insist that 
there is no place for sentiment in business would prob- 
ably admit that the Thomastou Xational Bank is fairly 
and fully entitled to the heartj' support of every public 
spirited citizen of Thomaston, for it is a matter of record 
that this institution has done much to promote the best 
interests of that town and section, and indeed has proved 
one of the most powerful factors in bringing about the 
degree of prosperity now enjoyed. But the management 
of the bank do not depend upon what the institution has 
done, to secure its present and future patronage, or at 
least the onlj' dependence they place upon its record is 
the surety it gives that the bank will keep faith with 
the public and asks not so much the assistance as the 
co-operation of the community in its efforts to still fur- 
ther develop local interests. Whatever claim the insti- 
tution makes upon the patronage of the public is based 
upon the comprehensiveness and efficiency of the service 
now rendered, and it could not rest upon a firmer found- 
ation, for no institution in the State operating in a 
similar field oflers more genuine and decided induce- 
ments to manufacturers, merchants and the general 
public. The Thomaston National Bank was incorpor- 
ated in 1S64, and no more significant evidence of the 
ability and wise conservatism of the management, past 
and present, could be wished for than that afforded by 
the fact that the capital of .§100,000 is augmented by a 
surplus fund and undivided profits amounting to $49,500. 
The confidence in the institution which this showing 
inspires is greatly deepened by the fact that the officers 
and directors are all prominent Thomaston business 
men, and hence are not only thoroughly familiar with 
local needs and resources but are directly and power- 
fully interested in the maintenance of the prosperity of 
the community in all its varied lines of industry and 
mercantile enterprise. Mr. C. Prince is president of the 
bank; Mr. F. H. Jordan Is cashier, and Mr. Prince is 
associated on the board of directors with some of Thom- 
aston's foremost citizens including William J. Singer, 
N. C. Mehan. B. W. Counee, C. H. Washburn, Harvey 
Mills, and Edwin A. Robinson. 



KNOX HARNESS STORE, H. M. Gardiner, 
Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of Harnesses and 
Horse Furnishing Goods, Thomaston, Me. The advan- 
tages of using a strong, honestly made and well propor- 
tioned harness are many, and not the least important of 
them is the safety one gains by so doing. A cheap 
harness may do very well under ordinary circumstances 
although we dispute even that point, but when any 
great and sudden strain comes upon it, when your horse 
jumps at the report of firearms, the whistle of a locom- 
otive, the clang of a factory bell, something is apt to 
give way, and somebody is liable to get hurt. The well 
made harness is durable, soft and handsome, and is by 
far the cheapest in the long run. We know of no one 
who is better prepared to furnish a harness that can be 
depended upon for safety than Mr. H. M. Gardiner, for he 
is a manufacturer of and dealer in all kinds of light and 
heavy harness, and has been familiar with his business 
lor many years. The Knox Harness Store is located on 
Main Street. It was established by its present proprietor 
in 1S88. Two floors are utilized, each measuring 25 by 
37 feet, where in addition to harness of every description 
a fine assortment of horse furnishing goods are con- 
stantly carried in stock. Mr. Gardiner is a native of 
Bath, Me., and is well known throughout this vicinity, 
having had charge of the harness manufacturing de- 
partment of the Maine State Prison, at Thomaston for 
upwards of ten years, before opening his present estab- 
lishment. He employs a competent force of assistants 
to enable him to fill his orders promptly and has built 
up an enviable reputation for good work, fair prices, and 
square dealing. 



LEVI MORSE, Photo Arti.st. Crayon and 
India Ink Enlargements. A large line of Albums, Gold, 
Bronze and Fancy Mouldings, Velvet an* Plush Frames, 
Easels, etc. Thomaston, Me. The time has gone by 
when it was necessary to visit the larger citief in order 
to secure really artistic photographs, for the number of 
competent artists has increased wouderfullj' of late 
years, aud it would be difficult to name a town of any 
importance that does not contain at least one of them. 
Thomaston has been favored for some years by having 
an excellent photographic artist established here, who 
makes a specialty of doing fine work, and attains results 
that compare very favorably with the best work of the 
day. Mr. Levi Morse established his studio in 18(JS, and 
the residents of this vicinity have learned to appreciate 
his painstaking efforts to give satisfaction to every cus- 
tomer. Tlie premises occupied are located on the 
second floor of "Telegraph Block" and they measure 
800 sq. feet. Mr. Morse has all the improved modern 
appliances for producing the best pictures in the short- 
est time. He also gives particular attention to crayon 
and India ink enlargements in which he is very success- 
ful. He carries a large line of Albums, Gold, Bronze 
and Fancy Mouldings, Velvet and Plush Frames, Easels, 
etc. Also novelties of all kinds. Mr. Morse is also the 
artist who furnished views for the illustrations in 
Thomaston book. 



E. WALSH, Dealer in Crockery, Tin, 
Glass and Wooden Ware, etc., etc. Main Street, 
Thomaston, Me. The establishment conducted by Mr. 
E. Walsh, who is a native of Thomaston, is deservedly 
popular with the purchasing public, for the stock it con- 
tains is always complete and attractive and the prices 
quoted are in accordance with the lowest market rates. 
The premises occupied are located on Main Street and 
measure 26 x 40 feet, besides store house in the rear. 
Business was started here by Mr. Walsh in 1857, and his 
increasing trade testifies to his well-earned reputation. 
He deals in Crockery, Tin, Glass and Wooden Ware and 
carries a full assortment of good articles in this line. 
Also a full line of Toys, Games and Picture Books. He 
has all the leading Daily and Weekly Newspapers con- 
stantly on hand. Sheet music comprising some of the 
most popular pieces for instrumental playing and song 
can be bought here. Mr. Walsh has catered to the taste 
of the residents of this neighborhood for the past thirty- 
four years, and has become familiar with their require- 
ments, thus being able to furnish them at short notice 
with anything in his line that they may desire, as he 
carries the largest line of 5 and 10 cent goods to be 
found in this section, also a complete stock of paper 
hangings and borders. Mr. Walsh is also public bill 
poster for Thomaston. 

M. W. CULLEN, Groceries and Provisions, 
Thomaston, Maine. The motto ''There is always room 
at the top" receives a striking exemplification in the 
success attained by Mr. M. W. Cullen since he began his 
present business in 1886, for, although the field was 
well occupied before, the magnitude of the trade he has 
already built up proves that there was a favorable 
opening for an enterprise managed with the skill and 
liberality which so prominently characterize his 
methods. Mr. Cullen occupies premises located on 
Main street, and deals extensively in groceries, pro- 
visions, tobacco, cigars, etc. He oftiers great induce- 
ments to the purchasing public and may be depended 
upon to handle reliable goods, to quote bottom prices, 
aud to spare no pains to assure prompt and polite atten- 
tion to every caller; and under these circumstances it is 
not to be wondered at that he finds no trouble In easily 
meeting all honorable competition and in constantly 
increasing his trade. 



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consistent with the turning out of a 
neat, strong job; third, because he 
can fill orders at short notice; and 
fourth, because he is uniformly mod- 
erate in his charges. Mr. Tobie is a 
native of Moutville, Maine, has served 
on the Thomaston board of select 
men, and is widely and favorably 
known hereabouts. His shop is well 
equipped and competent assistance is 
mployed. 



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MASTERS & STARRETT, Groceries, Hard- 
ware, Crockery, Glassware and General Goods. Thomas- 
ton, Me. Such of our readers as are seeking for an estab- 
lishment where may be found a large and complete stock of 
Groceries, Hardware, Crockery. Glassware and General 
Goods, where the service is prompt and courteous, the 
goods reliable and the prices low , may very profitably visit 
the store conducted by Masters iS: Starrett, in Thomaston, 
Maine, for here is Just the combination they are looking 
for. Doubtless many who will read these lines will not 
need to be told of the fact stated, for this establishment 
is already well and favorably known throughout this 
vicinity, and the extent to which it is pajronized affords 
the best possible proof that the inducements oflered are 
appreciated. Messrs. Masters and Starrett have been 
identified with their present enterprise since 1SS6, and 
its development has been steady and pronounced. The 
premises occupied comprise ground floor and cellar .30 x 
60 feet in dimensions, with store-house in rear H x 30 
feet. The stock carried is large and so carefully select- 
ed as to enable all tastes and means to be suited. The 
goods are just what one would naturally expect to find 
in a store of this high standing, the promptness 
and accuracy with which all orders are filled are worthy 
of imitation. Competent assistants are employed and 
low prices the rule. Messrs. Masters & Starrett "are both 
natives of Maine. Mr. S. J. .Starrett is now a selectman. 

A. O. TOBIE, Wheelwright. Beechwood 
Street, Thomaston. A modern, light American carriage 
wheel aflbrds about as perfect an example of combined 
strength and lightness as can be found anywhere, but 
even the best wheels can't stand everything, and as the 
majority of the carriage wheels in use nowadays are not 
hrst-class in quality it follows that they frequently 
Dreak down and then the question is, "Where can i o-et 
this break repaired promptly, neatly, strongly and at a 
reasonable price?- Well, if you a're within "reasonable 
distance of the shop carried on by Mr. A. O. Tobie, 
located on Beechwood street, you should by all means 
^f-iiV'?^ 1° 'i^^^^^ ^^^ damage; first, because he is a 

1 tu ^\neelwright who has the ability, the facilities 
and the disposition to do first-class work; second, be- 
cause he will show consideration for your pocket-book 
Dy repairing the break in the simplest "and cheapest way 




W. L. CATLAXD, Livery Stable, Rear of 
Knox House, Thomaston, Me. the livery stable now 
conducted by Mr. W. L. Catland, was originally opened 
to the public in 1873 by Mr. 8. W. Master. who"was suc- 
ceeded by the present proprietor iu ISlid. Mr. Catland 
is a native of Thomaston, and has held the office of 
assessor since 1S8.5. He is very widely known in this 
town— so well in fact as to render extended personal 
mention quite unnecessary. His establishment is located 
on Main street, in the rear of Knox House, and com- 
prises a main building 00x84 feet in dimensions, with 
two wings measuring 28x00 and 30x.50 feet respectively; 
also a carriage house covering an area of 1040 square 
feet. A livery, boarding, transient and hacking busi- 
ness is carried on, and all orders for hacks, carriages, 
etc., given in person or by messenger or left at Knox 
House are assured immediate and satisfactory attention. 
A specialty is made of boarding horses, and at no stable 
in the vicinity are animals given more care or assured 
more comfortable quarters. Mr. Catland has accommo- 
dations for forty-eight horses, and those in search of a 
good home for a prized animal should by all means give 
him a call. The livery teams at this "stable are good 
enough for anybody to use, and no fancy prizes are 
charged under any circumstances. Employment is given 
to four competent assistants and everything in and 
about the premises is kept in first-class condition : while 
callers are assured courteous as well as prompt at- 
tention. 



THOMASTON LAUNDRY, J. D. Tyler, 
Proprietor. The principal claim which has been made 
in favor of public laundries is that they lighten the 
labors of housekeeping very materially, but it is now 
becoming generally understood that tliey possess anoth- 
er and even stronger hold on public favor— they power- 
fully advance the general healthfulness of a community. 
In investigating the '-germ theory" of disease, physicians 
and other scientific men have discovered many "curious 
things, but none of more importance than the fact that 
the dampness and bad smell caused by doing washing at 
home, are verj- prominent factors in spreading disease 
in a household. This has been proved beyond a reason- 
able doubt, and some housekeepers who "can't aft'ord" 
to send their clothes to the laundry may find that really 



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they can't afiord to wash them at home when all the 
expense — direct and iudliect— of so doing is properly 
estimated. Few communities of any size are now with- 
out laundry facilities, and certainly those available in 
Thomaston are fully equal to the best, for the 
laundry of which Jlr. J. D. Tyler is the proprietor 
is a very thoroughly equipped establishment, and 
the work turned out here will compare favorably 
with any other. Mr. Tyler is a native of Thomaston 
and an enterprising and experienced business man who 
has sufficient executive ability to enable him to keep the 
service up to the highest standard at all times. This 
business was established by Mr. W. R. Keating in 1SS7, 
■who was succeeded by Mr. Daniels in ISSii. he giving 
place to the present proprietor, Mr. J. D. Tyler, in 1S91. 
The premises are located ou Main St., and measure 
20x40 feet. Five assistants are employed, and careful 
attention is given to the assorting and delivery of all 
clothing. His prices are reasonable and the work care- 
lully performed. All orders from other towns given 
prompt attention. 

REDMAN BROTHERS. Dealers in Boot.s, 
Shoes, Rubbers, Hats, Caps and Genfs Furnishings. S4 
Main Street, Thomaston, Maine. We all wear boots and 
shoes and we all are pleased to learn where we can 
purchase them of good quality at low market rates. It 
is for this reason that we mention the store that is now 
managed by Redman Bro"s, for they not only quote low 
prices but offer as tine a stock of goods in their line to 
choose from, as one could wish to find. This enterprise 
was started in 1S73 in the Levensaler Block. 84 Main 
Street, by Mr. F. E. Gilchrist who was succeeded by 
Mr. J. C. Henderson. The present firm of Redman 
Bro"s A*as formed in May, 1S90. and is managed by Mr. 
Geo. E. Redman, who lias sutflcieut experience in his 
business to be thorouglily conversant with every detail. 
The stock on hand comprises Boots, Shoes and Rubbers 
■of everj- description ; also Hats and Caps of the latest 
styles. A specialty is made of their S3. 00 calf shoe 
(" Champion ") for men and their .52.00 kid button boots 
(" Casco ■') for ladies. These goods are warranted to 
prove as they are represented, and customers are 
promptly and politely waited upon. 

P. M. STUDLEY, Wholesale Dealer iu Beef, 
Pork, I>amb and Mutton. Xo. 237 West Main Street, 
Thomaston, Me. That the truest learning is to be got out- 
ride of schools or colleges is a fact that although often re- 
ferred to, is seldom realized by the majority of people until 
it is too late to be of service to thetn. In obtaining and 
arranging the material for a work of this kind one is 
often brought face to face with object-lessons of the 
most significant description and cannot avoid wishing 
some of our young men who are continually sighing 
that "there are no openings" for them could read and 
profit by them. Let them consider for instance the 
tiistory of the enterprise conducted by Mr. P. M. Studley, 
■on Main Street, Thomaston, Me., and learn what brains, 
perseverance and energy, have done for it and then see 
if they can imagine Mr. Studley, sitting down and wait- 
ing for an " opening." He is a native of Thomaston, 
and began business operations iu 1S.5G, and those pos- 
sessing even the slightest knowledge of the wholesale 
meat business of Thomaston do not need to ask what his 
success has been for it speaks for itself. Six large 
buildings covering an area of one half acre of ground are 
occupied, and fitted up with every facility for the proper 
conduct of the business in all its branches. Mr. Studley 
does an extensive and exclusivelv wholesale business in 
beef of all kinds. He also carries on a slaughter house 
and hay farm. We only regret that our limited space 
forbids our longer dwelling on the history of this house, 
lor it is indeed a typical and representative one. While 
its proprietor is well known and highly respected. 



J. A. CREIGHTON & CO.. Mauufacturers 
of Lime and Dealers in Coal, Corn, Meal, Flour, Grocer- 
ies, etc. Thomaston, Maine. No firm-name has been 
and is more closely identified with the commercial and 
industrial interests of Thomaston than that of J. A. 
Creighton & Co.. this style having first been adopted 
about a third of a century ago, when Messrs. E. W. 
Robinson & Co. were succeeded, about 1S59, bv Messrs. 
J. A. Creighton & Co. Iu 1SG9 Mr. J. A. Creighton 
assumed sole control, and in 187'J the original firm-name 
was resumed. As now constituted the concern is made 
up of Messrs. J. A. Creighton, J. M. Creighton, and C. 
A. Creighton. The senior partner was born in Warren, 
Maine, and both his associates are natives of Thomaston; 
all the members of the firm being so widely known here- 
abouts as to render extended personal mention superflu- 
ous. The business includes the manufacture of lime, 
the carrying on of a well-appointed grist mill, and also 
of a well-stocked general store ; a large trade being 
enjoyed in each of these departments, and the firm 
having a well-earned reputation for promptness and 
accuracy in the filling of orders, and also for quoting 
positively bottom prices ou reliable goods. Their lime 
business is especially important and extensive : they 
operating kilns having a capacity of 1.50,000 casks per 
annum, and their actual vearly product varving from 
S0,000 to 100,000 casks, "it is shipped principally to 
New York, and the firm own vessels which are em- 
ployed in the work of transportation. They manufac- 
ture about 000 casks per day and, in short, are well 
equipped in all respects to hold the leading position in 
the lime trade they have so long retained. The " Knox 
Steam Mill and Elevator" is carried on by this enter- 
prising concern and enables them to furnish Meal. Feed, 
etc., in quantities to suit at the very lowest market 
rates. The mill adjoins the depot, and is equipped with 
improved machinerj' driven by a 20 horse engine. The 
firm carry a carefully chosen stock of Staple and Fancy 
Groceries, Corn, Flour, etc., and deal in these goods and 
in Coal at both wholesale and retail, special attention 
being given to supplyiug retail trade, however. Prompt 
and careful attention is given to every order, large or 
small, and the goods are always sure to prove strictly as 
represented in every respect. 



BUNKER BROS.. Blacksmitliing. etc.. Green 
St., Thomaston, Me. There is no need of telling the resi- 
dents of Thomaston and vicinity that Messrs. Bunker Bro- 
thers are experienced and skilled blacksmiths, for they 
have had ample opportunity to find that out for themselves 
during the many years that they have carried on oper- 
ations here, but as the most of the circulation of this 
book will be out of towu, and as it will be read by many 
who travel through this section of the State, and who 
frequently have occasion tor the services of a blacksmith 
and carriage repairer, we feel that we are doing many 
of our readers a service iu calling their attention to the 
Bunker Brother's facilities, for they do first-class work 
at short notice and at low rates. The establishment in 
question was originally started in 1875 by W. J. Bunker, 
and so conducted until 1SS9, when the firm name was 
changed to the present one of Bunker Brothers, the 
iudividual members being Messrs. W. P., J. T., and 
Isaac Bunker, all of whom are natives of Thomaston and 
well known throughout this vicinity. Mr. W. P. Bunker 
was overseer or guard iu Maine State Prison for over 
twenty years. The business premises occupied are 
located on Green Street. They cover an area of some 
2,100 square feet, and are fitted up with all uecessary 
tools and appliances, while sufiicient lielp is employed 
to ensure the prompt filling of all orders. Blacksmith-1 
ing. Horse shoeing. Carriage work, and Jobbing of alj. 
kinds will be doue to order at moderate rates, and ia 
most scientific manner. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



BAETLETT J. THOMAS, Upholsterer, &c., 
Main Street, Thomaston, Me. Few things ai-p harder 
to select than upliolstery goods, for in the majority of 
instances it is almost impossible to judge of their true 
effects untill they are claced amid the surroundings in 
which they are to be used, and there are other causes 
which go to make their selection no easy matter. Much 
assistance can be afforded however, by the inspection of 
a first-class stock, and the advice of an experienced up- 
holsterer, and the best way to secure both these con- 
ditions is to visit the establishment conducted by Mr. 
Bartlett J. Thomas, on Main Street. This gentleraai 
began business operations in Thomaston in ISSS. He is 
a native of Warren, Jle., and is well known here, his 
judgment in affairs connected with his business being 
"highly regarded. The premises in use cover an area 
of 000 square feet, and are supplied with all requisite 
facilities for the conducting of the upholstery business, 
in all its branches, while special attention is given to the 
repairing and upholstering of furniture. The prices 
quoted speak for themselves, and we would certainly 
advise every one needing anything in Mr. Thomas' line 
to give him an early call. Employment is given to a 
sufficient number of" assistants, and orders are executed 
at very short notice and in first-class style. 



Flour, Groceries, etc., as well as a choice assortment of 
Fresh Meats and Produce of all kinds. Mr. Cushing is 
a native of Maine, and well known throughout Thomas- 
ton as an energetic gentleman of long experience in his 
business, to which he devotes his close personal atten- 
tion, thus insuring perfect satisfaction in all respects to 
his numerous patrons, and well deserves the success he 
has attained. Mr. Cushing also carries a nice line of 
confectionery, cigars and tobacco. 



B. H. SIMMONS, Blacksmithiug, Thomas- 
ton, Me. It would never do to omit mention of the enter- 
prise conducted by Mr B. H. Simmons, in a review of 
the representative business undertakings of this town, 
for certainly the enterprise in question is representative 
in the best sense of the word, it having been in success- 
ful operation for thirty-five years. Business was begun 
In 1S.">6, by Mr. H. B. Simmons, father of the present 
proprietor, who was succeeded by his son In ISSG, 
and under their skilled and able management the 
business has steadily developed until it has reached its 
present large proportions. Mr. B. H. Simmons is a 
native of this town, and Is a thoroughly skilled and ex- 
perienced blacksmith. His premises are conveniently 
located and cover an area of some COO square feet. Job- 
bing is given prompt and painstaking attention, and 
carriage repairing will be done in first-class style at 
short notice, as will also blacksmithiug in general. 
Horse owners and others are very well acquainted with 
the advantages to be derived from placing their orders 
at an establishment where they will be assured immedi- 
ate and skilful attention, and it is therefore natural that 
Mr. Simmons ahould do a large and steadily increasing 
business. Mr. Simmons is well known throughout this 
vicinity, and at present holds the position of police 
officer. Mr. Simmons gives a good deal of care and at- 
tention to sick horses. He is a first-class workman, 
shoeing horses and oxen, and makes a specialty of lame 
horses. 



FRANK S. CrSHING, Dealer in Flour, 
Groceries, Fresh Meats and Produce, Confectionery, 
Cigars and Tobacco. No. 1 Telegraph Block, Thomas- 
ton, Me. Among the houses in Thomaston that carry a 
superior grade of food supplies, that conducted by Mr. 
Frank S. Cushing deserves special mention. This estab- 
lishment was first opened to the public in 1883. by Mr. 
Edgar Stackpole, who was succeeded by Mr. Cushing in 
ISOl. The present proprietor has by energy and perse- 
verance attained the position he now holds among the 
enterprising business men of this vicinity. The premi- 
ses occupied by him are located at Xo. 1 Telegraph 
Block, being admirably arranged for his trade, having 
all necessary facilities for the preservation of the perish- 
able goods handled. Courteous and intelligent assist- 
ants are employed, and the stock dealt in comprises 



"WASHBURN BROS. & CO., Shiplniilders, 
Thomaston; C. H. Washburn, Sail Loft, Thomaston; 
Washburn MarinePailway Co., Port Clyde, Me. Although 
the enterprises noted above are distinct from each other 
in one sense, they are still so closely connected that the 
best way to give an adequate idea of their advantages 
in a few words is to consider them together. Reckoning 
them in the order of their respective ages, the first place 
must be given to the sail making business, this having 
been established away back in 183G, by G. K. Washburn, 
the fatherof Mr. C. H. Washburn, thepresent proprietor, 
also father of the Washburn Bros., connected with the 
Washburn Shipbuilders, and the Washburn Bros." Mar- 
ine Piailway. The loft is large and well equipped ; em- 
ployment is given to an adequate number of skilled as- 
sistants, and sail making and repairing in all their 
branches are done promptly, thoroughly, and at reason- 
able rates ; the excellent reputation for skilful and 
durable work so long held by this establishment under 
its original management having been fully maintained 
since the change in ownership in 1883. The firm of 
Washburn Brothers & Co., Shipbuilders, was formed in 
1886. and the fact that ten vessels have been built during 
the past five years indicates that the facilities available 
are extensive, and are largely utilized. The concern 
have amply proved their ability to construct thoroughly 
satisfactory vessels at reasonably short notice and at 
low rates, "so that those contemplating the placing of 
orders for such work would do well to communicate 
with them. The partners are Messrs. G. S., F. A., C. 
H., E. P., and W. G. Washburn, all of whom aie 
natives of Thomaston, and Mr. James Overlock, who 
is a native of Waldoboro. and is one of the most prom- 
inent business men in this section. The Messrs. Wash- 
burn are also widely and favorably known in business 
and social circles, and Mr. C. H. Washburn is a director 
of the Thomaston National Bank, while Mr. F. ,\. Wash- 
burn is a member of the Thomaston Board of Selectmen. 
The firm do a great deal of ship repairing as well as ship 
building, and in this connection mention should be made 
of the Marine Railway at Port Clyde, carried on by them 
under the style of the Washburn Marine Railway Com- 
pany. The Railway is first-class in all its equipments, 
and as it will accommodate any vessel up to .i.oO tons it 
goes without saying that it is a great public convenience. 
The company maintain a well-appointed ship-smith and 
black-smith shop in connection with the Railway, to- 
gether with a steam tow boat, which is also used about 
their ship yard and along the coast. Employment is 
given to from forty to one hundred experienced mechan- 
ics in the several departments of the busiuess, and, in 
ease of necessity, work can be "rushed through" in 
short order, without sacrifice of strength or durability. 
The headquarters of the Railway are at Port Clyde, but 
orders may be placed at Thomaston if more convenient, 
to equal advantage, and indeed from almost any point 
in this vicinity, as the concern have telephone con- 
nections. They carry on a large general store at Port 
Clyde, offering a heavy and complete stock of general 
merchandise, including drugs, paints, oils, hardware, 
clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, dry goods, groceries, 
and nctions, and quoting the lowest market rates on 
goods of standard quality. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



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bKT Q00D5, CURTfllMS. 

Itadies' and Gentlemen's Farnishings, 

103 AND 105 MAIN STREET, 
THOMASTON, ME. 



The success of such an establishment as that conducted by Mr. W. E. Vinal is directly dependent upon the large 
experience he has had in his line of business, and no competent judge can examine the assortment of goods offered 
by him without being struck with the many evidences of intelligent care shown in its selection. The gentleman 
referred to is a native of Thomaston, Me., and has carried on this business since 1S70. He deals in Dry and Fancy 
Goods, including Curtains, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishings of ail descriptions, which he not only warrants 
but sells at the lowest market rates. .Should any of our readers be disposed to doubt the above statement, they 
may be easily convinced of its truth it they choose, for the stock is always open to examination, and goods will be 
cheerfully shown and prices named at any time. Mr. Yinal has already built up a prosperous business, and is a 
sharp and active competitor among the other large dry goods firms in the county. We assure our readers that a 
visit to his store, just completed in the new Vinal Building, can be made both of interest and profit. Mr. Vinal has 
a very efficient corps of salespeople, who are always courteous and attentive to visitors and customers. The 
premises occupied by Mr. Vinal were specially fitted "for him, making one of the finest dry goods establishments in 
the Eastern part of the state ; main floor 83x3-5 feet, second floor 35x17, basement 83x35 feet. Numbers 103 and 105 
Main Street. 



THOMAS A. CARE, In.surauce, Main St., 
Thomaston. While it is an excellent idea to keep well 
informed concerning the standing and the methods of 
the more prominent insurance companies carrying on 
operations in this country, it is beyond the power of the 
average man to do so, for the sharp competition of the 
present age obliges every man to "mind his own 
business " in order to carry it on successfully, and 
but few have the time or energy left to investigate 
•' side issues, " however important they may be. 
Hence the general practice is to place insurance 
through an agent, the choice of companies being largely 
left to his discretion, for it is but reasonable to assume 
that a reliable agent will represent none but reliable 
companies, and so, as a matter of fact, the placing of 
insurance to advantage is dependent entirely upon the 
choice of an agent, and it naturally follows that the in- 
surance business is largely in the hands of representa- 
tive men who have proved their ability and faithfulness 
by years of acceptable service. A prominent example 
of this is afforded by the enterprise conducted by Mr. 
Thomas A. Carr, and it is not at all surprising that one 
80 widely and favorably known should place a large 
proportion of the insurance carried on in this section. 
Mr. Carr was born in Thomaston, was a non-com- 
missioned officer in the U. S. Army in 1S62-1S63, has 
served as town clerk for eighteen years, as post master 
for four years, and as station agent for eight and a half 
years, so it goes without saying that he is universally 
known throughout Thomaston and vicinity. He has 
carried on an insurance agency for about twenty years, 
and his record in connection with the prompt and care- 
ful execution of commissions, the placing of insurance 
in large and small amounts at the lowest market rates, 
the representing of companies that are liberal in the ad- 
justment and prompt in the payment of losses, is such as 
to commend him to all seeking fire, life, or accident insur- 



ance. The companies now represented include some of 
the strongest in the country, the list being as follows : 
Continental of New York, German .\merican of New 
York, Fire Association of Philadelphia, Insurance Co. 
State of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, Reliance of Phila- 
delphia, American of Boston, Travellers Life and Acci- 
dent, Hartford. 



JAMES OVERLOOK, Lumber, Caroline St., 
Thomaston. Thomaston differs from many other Maine 
towns in one important respect — lime and not lumber 
being her chief article of commerce, but nevertheless a 
good deal of lumber is sold here in the course of a year, 
and by using discrimination in the placing of orders 
this commodity may be bought in Thomaston to as good 
advantage as anywhere in this section of the state. Mr. 
James Overlock has been engaged in the lumber trad© 
here for about twenty years, and has so often demon- 
strated his ability to meet all honorable competition that 
it is perfectly safe to say that no dealer is prepared to 
fill orders more promptly, more accurately or at lower 
rates. The yard and office are located on Caroline St., 
off Knox St., and the premises are sufficiently spacious 
to accommodate a heavy stock of lumber of all kinds, 
the assortment being so varied and complete that all 
orders can be filled without delay, both wholesale and 
retail buyers being catered to and the lowest market 
rates being quoted at all times. Mr. Overlock is a 
native of Nobleboro. Maine, and has done much to ad- 
vance Thomaston's interests, not only as a lumber 
dealer but as a ship builder also. He is very generally 
known thoroughout this section, and his energetic and 
honorable business methods have proved a potent factor 
in the development of the town. Mr. Overlock is also a 
member of the firm of Washburn Bros. &, Co. and of the 
Washburn Marine Railway. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



H. W. PUTNAM, 

AND PAPER HANGER. 

Dealer in all Kinds of Paints, Oils, tUindoui Plate, Ornamental Glass, l^oom 

mouldings. Centre Pieces, Etc. 

Much time aud trouble, as well as considerable money, may be saved b}- knowing where to place orders for 
exterior and interior painting to the best advantage, and hence our readers would do well to bear in miud the facil- 
ities controlled by Mr. H. W. Putnam, for he is prepared to fill orders for house and ship painting of all kinds in 
first-class style at short notice, aud at the lowest rates consistent with the use of honest stock and the employment 
of skilled aiid reliable assistance. Mr. Putnam is a native of Maine, and succeeded Mr. Charles E. Hastings iu 
1891. Besides doing painting, paper-hanging, etc., he deals largely in all kinds of paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, 
and other painting supplies ; also, in window plate aud ornamental glass, room mouldings, centre pieces, and other 
articles for interior decoration. His store and shop are located on Knox street, tne premises comprising two floors 
of the dimensions of 20x3.5 feet, and containing a carefully chosen assortment of the articles mentioned, together 
with all necessary facilities for the prompt and accurate filling of orders for painting, etc. Mr. Putnam employs 
about ten experienced assistants, and gives personal supervision to the carrying out of every order. 



T. B. BROWN & CO., Dniggist.s. Thomaston, 
Me. There is one piece of information which should be 
possessed by every person, and that is, the whereabouts 
of a pharmacy at which prescriptions are skilfully 
and carefully compounded of first-class ingredients at 
moderate rates. So long as drugs aud medicines main- 
tain their present importance in the treatment of disease, 
so long will the chances of cure be greatly influenced by 
the quality of the supplies furnished, and it is illogical 
to take great pains to choose a skilful and experienced 
physiciau and then exercise no care in the matter of 
having his prescriptions properly prepared. Without 
for a moment asserting that Messrs. T. B. Brown & Co. 
are the only firm of pharmacists worthy of confidence, 
it may still be truthfullj- said that no pharmacy in this 
vicinity is more carefully conducted than theirs or oflers 
more reliable, prompt and economical prescription ser- 
vice. The stock of drugs, medicines and chemicals is 
complete, and of the best quality the market aflords, 
while no precaution is neglected to ensure absolute ac- 
curacy in the filling of every order. The firm is com- 
posed of Mr. T. B. Brown and Mr. N. B. Jordan, both 
natives of Maine, and have been in control since Oct. 23, 
1890, succeeding Mr. W. A. Erskine, who founded the 
business May 5th, 1890, Mr. Brown entering the store at 
that time. Messrs. T. B. Brown & Co. are too well 
known about town to call for extended personal mention. 
Suffice it to say they know their business and give it 
very close attention, employing sufficient assistance to 
ensure prompt service to all. Toilet Articles, Per- 
fumery, Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco, are all well 
represented in the stock carried, and this store is a 
favorite resort for those who enjoy delicious soda bever- 
age. 



THE PEOPLE'S CASH STORE, C. C. Mor- 
ton, Dry and Fancy Goods, Ladies' and Gents' Furnish- 
ing goods. Full Assortment of Butterick's Reliable Pat- 
terns, 118 Main St., Thomaston, Maine. The enterprise 
conducted by Mr. C. C. Morton, aud popularly known as 
"The People's Cash Store,'' is deserving of particularly 
prominent mention in any review of the representative 
business undertakings of Thomaston aud vicinity, not 
only on account of the great extent to which it has been 
developed, but also by reason of the high personal 
standing its proprietor has in the community. Mr. 
Morton was for many years a ship builder, having, iu 
company with his father, built 24 vessels under the 



firm name of J. & C. C. Morton. At the death of his 
father he retired from the business and began his 
present business iu 1806. Mr. Morton is a native of 
Friendship, Me., and very well known throughout 
Thomaston. The premises occupied by him aud located 
at Xo. 113 Main St. comprise one floor and a basement, 
each 24x58 feet in dimensious, where the fiue stock 
carried consists of an assortment of general merchan- 
dise, among which is dry and fancy goods, ladies' aud 
gents' furnishing goods, also a full assortment of But- 
terick's reliable patterns. These articles are in every 
instance guaranteed to prove precisely as represented, 
and are oft'ered at prices that will bear the most severe 
examination aud comparison, for Mr. Morton has always 
made it a rule not to allow himself to be undersold in 
the handling of dependable goods, and he was never 
better prepared than now to successfully meet all hon- 
orable competition. Every caller is assured prompt 
aud courteous attention, and all orders are promptly 
filled. 



T. S. ANDREWS, Groceries, Tobacco and 
Cigars, 88 Main Street, Levensaler Block, Thomastou, 
Me. The establishment conducted b}' Mr. T. S. Andrews 
holds a leading position among similar stores in this 
vicinity, it being generally conceded that Mr. Andrews 
offers unsurpassed inducements to purchasers of gro- 
ceries of all kinds, both as regards the uniformily de- 
pendable character of the supplies furnished and the 
prices quoted on the same. Operations were begun in 
1S72 by Mr. Andrews, who is a native of Warren, Me. 
He is very widely known thoughout Thomaston, where 
he has held the office of Town Treasurer two years, 
and was a member of the Board of Selectmen six years 
and is at present Chief of the Department aud also runs 
the Public Ilay Scales, and Public Telephone. The 
premises occupied comprise oue floor and cellar, each 20 
by 60 feet in dimensions, of the building located at 88 
Main Street, Leveusaler Block, where a large aud varied 
stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, 
etc., is constantly carried, including all grades of goods 
usually found in a first-class store of this kind. Em- 
ployment is given to a sufficiently large force of com- 
petent assistants, so that all orders are assured 
immediate attention. Mr. Andrews caters especially to 
family trade and spares no pains to render a service un- 
surpassed for reliable and general efficiency. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



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DEALER IN 

Watches, 
Diamonds,' 

JEWELRY, 

CLOCKS 
And CUTLERY. 




[JJ 





Glasses Fitted 

ON 

SCIENTIFIC 

PRINCIPLES. 



G. O. ANDREWS, Tailor and Clothier, 7S 
Main Street, Levensaler Block, Thomaston, Maiue. As 
mauy of our readers muft know, Mr. G. O. Andrews 
caters successfully to all classes of trade and oflers 
values which save many a hard earned dollar for his 
patrons, [f we accept the old maxim, "a penny saved 
is a penny earned," we must agree that a large propor- 
tion of the residents of Thomaston and vicinity earn a 
good many extra dollars by trading with this house, 
besides being given an opportunity to choose from so 
complete an assortment of men"s, youths' and children's 
-clothing that all tastes and all purses can be perfectly 
suited. It is difficult to single out any one line of goods 
which Mr. Andrews makes a specialty of, for the attrac- 
tions in each department of his business are so many 
and varied. Mr. Andrews, who started this enterprise 
in 1886, is a native of Appleton, Maine. He has become 
-well and favorably krown in this neighborhood, as his 
store has become the favorite one when anything in the 
line of clothing is needed. The premises occupied are 
located at No. "8 Main St., and measure 20x(;0 feet. 
Employment is given to six assistants, and orders are 
Ijromptly and accurately filled, every article being guar- 
anteed to fit and to give entire satisfaction. 



EDWIN C. ROLLINS, Blacksmithing, 
Etc., Thomaston, Me. We take especial pleasure in 
calling the attention of our readers to tlie establishment 
conducted by Mr. Edwin C. Rollins, for there is mauy a 
much more pretentious shop turning out a decidedly 
inferior grade of work. Whatever Mr. Rollins does he 
does well, and he is prepared to fill orders for black- 
smithing aud jobbing of all kinds in a careful and satis- 
factory manner at very moderate rates. The premises 
occupied cover an area of 25x30 feet and are titted up 
with every requisite facility, and are located on Beech- 
wood St. The proprietor is a native of Warren, Maine, 
and has been identified with his present enterprise since 
1S91, during which time he has built up a desirable 
business, aud steadil}' added to his reputation as a skil- 
ful and thorough workman, for he gives personal atten- 
tion to orders and allows no inferior work to leave his 
sliop with his knowledge. His charges are uniformly 
reasonable, and those once placing an order here will 
surely come again when anything more in his line is 
wanted. 



BLTRTON & WILLIAMS, Manufacturers of 
and Dealers in Black and Gray Granite, all kinds of 
Monumental and Statuary Work; Building Work of 
Every Description, Thomaston. Me. It is a business 
axiom that there is always an opening for a firm pre- 
pared to do strictly tirst-class work at strictly bottom 

prices, and this is es- 
pecially the case in the 
monunjental granite 
industry, for the num- 
ber of houses capable 
of doing a wide range 
of really first-class 
work is by no means 
so large as would ap- 
pear, for it is much 
easier to claim tliat 
abilitv than to possess 
'it. The firm of Bur- 
ton & Gardner began 
operations in this field 
of industry in 1882 
and soon established a 
profitable trade, which 
lias been very largely 
developed since the 
present proprietors, Messrs. Burton & AVilliams, as- 
sumed control in 18S4. Messrs. A. F. Burton and L. M. 
Williams are both natives of Thomaston, and certainly 
need no introduction to such of our readers as reside in 
that town or vicinity, they being prominent in both 
business and social circles. The firm are manufacturers 
of and dealers in black and gray granite, all kinds of 
monumental and statuary work and building work of 
every description, aud their mechanical facilities, their 
skill, their taste and their experience are such as to put 
them in a position to meet all competition both in quali- 
ty and price. A well equipped stone polishing and 
turning mill driven bv water power is an important 
feature of their plant, which also includes a shop having 
an area of 1000 square feet, and being conveniently 
located near the depot. Designs and estimates will be 
cheerfully aud promptly furnished on application, and 
as employment is given" to 12 experienced assistants all 
orders can be filled at very short notice. Rou^h stock 
will be furnished at prices according to quality, and 
tlie firm is prepared to do' all kinds of building and 
monumental work, from the simplest to the most elab- 
orate, at rates that will not suffer by comparison with 
those of anv other reliable house. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 



cook:. 



-I>EALER IX- 



Df{Y GOODS RflD Cnf^PETiriGS, 

THOMASTON, MAINE. 

Mr. Cook is the proprietor of one of tlie oldest houses in town engaged in the dry goods and 
carpet trades, as it was in 1S47 when he tirst started, thus conducting the business for foi'ty-four 
years in succession. The goods kept by this house are too well known throughout this section to 
need any special remark from us : suffice it to say that it is the house at which to purchase dry 
goods of all kinds, including fancy goods, as well as carpets. The premises occupied are located 
on Main street, and comprise two floors each 2-(:x60 feet in dimensions. We commend this house 
to our readers as one whose reputation has been secured by a uniform system of fair and honorable 
dealing, which has ever characterized their transactions, as well as the excellent quality and reli- 
ability of all their goods. Mr. Cook is a native of Concord, New Hampshire, and is most highly 
respected by the residents of Thomaston. 



HINCKLEY & WEBBEE. Dealers in Stoves, 
Furnaces, Ranges. Granite Iron Ware, Tin Ware. Siieet 
Lead. Lead Pipe, Agricultural Implements and Plumb- 
ers' Supplies, a Specialty made of House and Ship 
Plumbing in all its Branches, Xo. 1 Union Block, 
Thomaston. Me. The enterprise conducted by Messrs. 

Hiucklev & Web- 



ber was inau- 
gurated nearly 28 
years ago. opera- 
tions having been 
begun in \S6'.i by 
Messrs. Hender- 
son & Co., who 
were succeeded in 
ISSS by Mr. W. 
H. Hatch, and 
finally coming 
under the control 
of Messrs. Hinck- 
lev & Webber in 
18S9. The part- 
ners are Mr. W. 
S. Hinckley, a 
native of Lisbon, 
Maine, and Mr. M. E. Webber of Elsworth, Maine. 
Before engaging in business Mr. Hinckley was for seven 
years the Deputy Warden of Maine state prison at 
Thomaston. These gentlemen are thoroughly familiar 
with the business with which they are identified, and 
enjoy such favorable relations with manufacturers and 
jobbers as to be in a position to quote bottom prices on 
furnaces, stoves, granite iron ware, tin >\are, sheet lead, 
lead pipe, agricultural implements and plumbers' sup- 
plies. The premises made use of are located at Xo. 1 
Union Block, and comprise floor and basement of the 
dimensions of 2Ss(iO feet, with a store house in rear 
measuring 2.5350 feet. The stock carried is worthy of 
the sp.acious accommodations provided, for it is uot only 
varied but is remarkably complete in every department, 
and is made up of goods that can be confidently war- 
ranted to prove as represented and to give excellent 
satisfaction. Employment is given to three assistants, 
and orders for house and ship jobbing of all kinds are 
assured skilful attention, as commissions are executed 
at short notice and at uniformly reasonable prices. A 
specialty is made of house and ship plumbing in all its 
branches. 




J. S. LINEKEN, Dealer in Foreign and 
Domestic Fruits, Fancy Groceries, Flour, Cigars and 
Tobacco, Cor. Main and Beechwood Streets. Thomaston, 
Me. There are many reasons why the enterprise con- 
ducted by Mr. J. .S. Lineken should be regarded as a 
truly representative one, for during the twenty-five 
years that it has been carried on it has been honorably 
and intelligently managed, and it is today without doubt 
as generally popular an undertaking of the kind as can 
be found in this town. He is one of the best known of 
our resident merchants, both in trade and in social 
circles. He has very appreciably developed his business 
in every department since starting it in 185G, and gives 
it that close and careful personal attention which is in- 
dispensable to the attainment of the best results. The 
premises occupied are located at the corner of Main and 
Beechwood streets, comprising one floor and a cellar, 
each being some 1200 square feet in dimensions. The 
large amount of space occupied is all required in order 
to properly accommodate the large and heavy stock, 
which comprises foreign and domestic fruits, fancy 
groceries, flour, cigars and tobacco, and is always com- 
plete in every department. Mr. Lineken does an exten- 
sive retail business in the above named goods, and is 
also agent for the sale of American Express money or- 
ders, and oflers unsurpassed inducements to both classes 
of buyers. He employs two well informed assistants, 
and is always preparedto meet all demands made upon- 
him, his facilities for filling orders at short notice being 
all that could be desired. Mr. Lineken has been in this 
business 25 years, and has been express agent for four 
years. 



HENRY B. SHAW, Dealer in Beef, Pork, 
Lard, Hams, Tongues, Tripe, Flour, Corned Beef, 
Sausages, Apples, Potatoes, Etc., and Groceries of all 
kinds, Xo. 5 Union Block, Thomaston, Me. Thomas- 
ton is a very busy town, and there are many well 
equipped grocery houses located in it, but among them 
there is not one more deserving of the popularity it has 
gained than that now conducted by Mr. Henry B. Shaw. 
The business in question was founded by H. M. Over- 
look, who was succeeded by the present firm in 1891. 
Mr. H. B. Shaw is a native of St. George, but has re- 
sided in Thomaston for twenty-five years, and therefore 
is well known throughout this vicinity. The premises 
located at 5 Union Block comprise one floor and a cellar,, 
each 1500 square feet in dimensions. The stock is in 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF THOMASTON. 77 

harmony with the premises, for it is very extensive and quality and the prices of the goods offered. These in- 

is so complete in every department that no trouble is elude the best quality of fresh and salt meats of all 

met with in suiting all tastes and all purses. Mr. Shaw kinds, also flour, apples, vegetables, etc., as well as 

makes a specialty of meats, and caters especially to tirst-class groceries. No fancy prices are charged, but 

family trade, obtaining his supplies from the most the articles handled are guaranteed to prove as repre- 

reputable sources, thus being in a position to guarantee sented, and prompt and courteous attention is assured to 

satisfaction to tlieir customers, both as regards the every caller. 

KNOX HOTEL, "" " "''^"'pV,^^ 

MAIN ST., THOMASTON, ME. 



CENTRALLY LOCATED. First-Class Li?ery Stable Connected with this Honse. 

As for hotel accommodations we can cordially recommend the "Knox Hotel," for it is a good sized, comfort- 
ably furnished and well kept hotel ; it is very centrally located and easily reached from all points. This hotel was 
established several years since by Mr. E. Post, who was succeeded by Mr. A. C. Delano, and he was followed in 
1S78 by the present proprietor, Mr. \Vm. IC. Bickford, who is a native of Dresden, Maine, and served in the 20th 
Maine Regiment. He is also a member of the board of tire wards. Mr. Bickford has made the Knox Hotel more 
popular than ever before, and is considered the most popular landlord in the state of Maine, for he is enterprising 
and liberal in his methods, lodges his guests well, feeds them well, and treats them well in every respect, so no 
reasonable cause for complaint can be found. Mr. Bickford is well-known and has a large circle of friends in 
Thomaston and vicinity. There are twenty-sis light and airy sleeping rooms in the Knox Hotel, and the dining 
accommodations are ample to meet all demands, while the service is above the average found in the vicinity. There 
is a first-class livery stable connected with the house, which is of great convenience to the guests. While the 
accommodations are most excellent, the prices are always reasonable. 

W. J. JAMESON, - DENTIST, - THOMASTON. ME. 

W^ARREN. 



The town of Warren is located in the western central part of Knox County, and is chiefly re- 
markable for its great comparative size, it being the largest township in the county and comprising 
about as much territory as Eockland, Cauuleu, Eockport, and Thomaston combined ; its area 
being about 27,500 acres, but it is estimated that considerably more than one-half of this amount, 
or about 1600 acres, is made up of water surface. 

The Saint George Eiver flows diagonally across the township, entering at a point near its 
northwest corner and taking a winding but generally southeast course, emerging from the town- 
ship at its southeast corner and thus dividing Warren into 2 nearly equal parts. The other streams 
are the Back Eiver, and the outlets of Xorth, and South, Crawford and White Oak Ponds, of 
■which the largest is South Pond, it being some two miles long and half a mile wide. 

The Saint George Eiver furnishes a large amount of power and is capable of furnishing much 
more, as will be seen by the following account of the opportunities it offers: "There are two 
most excellent water privileges at the village. C. T. Bean, Esq., speaks very highly of them in 
'The Water Powers of Maine.' The George Eiver Mills is the only concern using the power at 
Factory Falls, the Upper or Knox Falls not being utilized at ijreseut. The river is connected 
with eight or ten ponds in the vicinity, in addition to the large number lying about its headwaters. 
These ponds empty into the river above the falls, and are susceptible at small expense of inde- 
finite increase of reservoirs. The facilities for artificial reservoirs, also, should there be needed, 
are very superior. The stream being connected with numerous lakes, is constant at all seasons. 



78 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WARREN. 

Countiug in only sixteen of the larger ponds there are over eleven square miles of reservoirs to 
these powers. A head of six feet on ten square miles would give on the Knox Falls alone a gross 
power of 272 horse for ten hours a day, 312 days a year. This is the power due to storage alone 
not estimating the natural low run of the stream. The lay of the land is excellent for the accom| 
modation of mills. Large volume of water, constancy of flow, accessibility of the power, cheap- 
ness of improvement, render this a privilege of unusual excellence and value." 

It may be added that the transportation facilities afforded by the Knox & Lincoln E. R. and 



Bied's-Eye View of Waeeen. 

connecting railway and steamboat lines are very good indeed, and that the cost of living is quite 
low and the cost of help correspondingly moderate, so that Warren really offers many genuine and 
practical advantages as a manufacturing town. Manufacturing has been more or less largely 
carried on here for more than a century, the first saw mill having been built in 1785. Lime 
manufacturing was extensively engaged in at one period and ship building was also a very pro- 
minent industry ; there having been built 224 vessels of from 50 to 1,000 tons burden, between 
1770 and 1850. But for a score of years and more the principal productions have been woolens, 
shoes, and long and short lumber. Powder was largely manufactured here for a number of years 
but that industry has literally " gone up," for it was terminated by a destructive explosion, in 1887. 

By far the gi'eater part of the business and population of the town is centered at Warren 
Village, but there are four other villages in town, known as North Warren, South Warren, West 
Warren, and Pleasantville. Each of these has a post office, and some idea of their comparative 
importance from a business point of view may be gained from the following summary of their 
industrial establishments. 

At Warren Village is a large woolen mill and an extensive shoe factory ; several long and 
short lumber mills ; several grist mills ; besides blacksmith and carriage smith shops, paint shops, 
wheelwright shops, tin smith shops, etc. One firm is engaged in the manufacture of lime. There 
is also a variety of stores, representing practically all legitimate lines of retail trade, well stocked 
and largely patronized. 

At ]S^orth Warren there is a lumber mill a general store, etc.; at South Watren there is a 
stove and shingle mill, blacksmith shops and a general store ; at West Warren there are a long 
and short lumber and grist mill and a short lumber mill, besides a flour and feed and a grocery 
store ; and at East Warren there are several long and short lumber mills, a suspender factory and 
a grocery store. 

Warren is nine miles west of Rockland but the station of the Knox& Lincoln E. E., is thirteen 
miles by rail from that city. It is 75 miles by rail from Portland and 37 miles from Bath. The 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WARREN. 



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town is ou the daily stage line to Uniou and Appleton. The surface of the township is rather 
uneven, there being many hills, the highest of which are Mount Pleasant and Congress Mountain. 
Mount Pleasant is the higher of the two and is situated in the northeast jiart of the town. It 
commands a magnificeut view of Penobscot Bay, the ocean, and the adjacent country, and the 
White Mountains in faraway New Hampshire may also be seen very distincly in clear weather. 

In spite of the uneveuness of its surface Warren ranks well as a farming town, the soil being 
generally productive and being excellent along the river valley and tributary sti'eams. 

In Warren's early days the local fisheries were of prime importance to its welfare, and in 
1802 the Massachusetts Legislature gave to the town the exclusive right of disposing of the fish in 



r 




Main Street, Looking West. 



the river on condition of supplying the residents along the river with shad and alewises, when 
they were obtainable, to the amount of 500 each at twenty cents per hundred, and of appointing a 
committee to remove any obstructions in the stream and otherwise look after the enforcement of 
the laws pertaining to the fisheries. In 1802 the fishery privilege was sold at auction for $360. 
A trading post was established at what is now Warren as early as 1631 but the first permanent 
settlement did not take place until more than a century afterward, or in 1736. This was originally 
known as the upper-town of Saint George, and the territory formed a part of the Mnscongus or 
Waldo patent. The pioneer settlers were Scotch people from the north of Ireland, and began 
operations under the auspices of General Waldo, the proprietor ; he furnishing them with provi- 
sions until they were in a position to raise enough for their own sustenance ; as at first they 
devoted themselves almost entirely to cleaning the ground and getting out staves and cord wood. 
The names of many of these early settlers are still very common in Warren and vicinity, there 
being many families of Creightons, Boggs, Stai-rett, Spear, Lermond, Robinson, Kalloch and 
Mclntyre. A number of German emigrants arrived 1752 ; also twenty Scottish families bearing 
such names as Anderson, Crawford, Dicke, Kirkpatrick and Malcolm. Two years later the 
settlers were forced to retire to block-houses on account of Indian attacks which were partly due 
to the disregard the whites had shown for the order given by the savages not to fish farther up the- 
river than a market tree situated near the first falls. 



80 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WARREN. 

The town was incorporated November 7, 1776, and was named in honor of General Joseph 
Warren, who was killed during the battle of Bunker Hill. 

The first annual town meeting was held March 10, 1777, and the town records began in that 
year continue unbroken up to the present day. 

The residents of Warren made an excellent record for patriotism, boldness and determination 
during the Revolution, and after independence had been won went vigorously to work to " make 
up for lost time " in developing the resources of their town. The first dam across the main river 
was built in 1786, and a saw mill was erected at the upper falls. The first bridge over the river 
was constructed in 1780 ; and another bridge, at the head of tide-water, was built ten years later. 
The first meeting house was built in 1793, but the towns people had held regular religious services 
many years before that date ; Rev. Robert Rutherford preaching here for several years prior to 
1756. The first settled minister was Rev. John Urguhart, who was dismissed in 1783 and was 
succeeded by Rev. Jonathan Huse. Warren has had her full share of residents who have attained 
special prominence in various fields of labor, but among them all not one did a more important 
work or displayed more zeal, intelligence and ability in his chosen calling than Cyrus Eaton, the 
historian. He was born at Framingham, Mass., in 1784, and came to Maine as a teacher of music, 
when 20 years of age. He settled at Warren and by sheer industry, ability and perseverance 
"became a very leanied man, he being entirely self-taught although he was proficient in several 
branches of science and familiar with various languages. At the age of 61 he was stricken with 
blindness but was not at all disheartened, and with the aid of his invalid daughter, who acted as 
amanuensis, he prepared the town histories of this region of Maine, for which he had been collect- 
ing materials for 7uany years. Among his works are the " Annals of Warren,'' published in 1851, 
and a second edition was issued in 1877. Of Mr. Eaton it has been said : " For accuracy, elegance 
of style and general merit, his works have seldom been equalled in this department of literature." 
He received many distinguished honors from institutions, societies, etc. The one hundredth 
anniversary of Warren's incorporation was celebrated November 8, 1876, the occasion being a de- 
cided success from every point of view. Since that date there have been no radical changes in either 
the i)opulation or the valuation of the town, the former having slightly diminished, and the latter 
having slightlj' increased. The religious societies include the Congregationalist and Baptist 
denominations ; and the fraternal and other organizations include Masonic, Knights of Honor, 
Red Men, Grand Army, Knights of Pythias, Patrons of Husbandry, temperance and other societies. 
The town supports an excellent high school, and in short the religious, social and educational 
facilities afforded to residents of Warren are fully in keeping with the reputation of this historic 
old town. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WARREN. 



81 



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r>EjA.i*E;i«s lov 



Drv Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, 

Caps, Ready-Made Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Stationery, Etc., 

WARREN, MAINE. 

There is au immense variety of articles now included under the head of dry goods and fancy goods, and the 
number of such is constantly increasing as the popular demand for novelties calls forth fresh fabrics and original 
''notions." It naturally follows that the only way to oiler anywhere near a complete assortment is to carry a very 
heavy as well as varied stock, and that is to be found at the establishment conducted by Messrs. Studley & Gould 
in this town, and about as perfect an illustration of what we mean by a complete assortment as can be pointed out 
in the entire town, for it comprises dry goods, boots, shoes, hats, caps, ready-made clothing, gents' furnishing 
goods, etc., etc., of almost endless variety and at the same time is composed of fresh, seasonable and salable ar- 
ticles, the firm considering their store space too valuable to be occupied by ''back number" goods. The partners 
are Messrs. J. M. Studley and G. Dudley Gould, both of whom are natives of this state, and are well and favorably 
known in this vicinity, Mr. Studley having been postmaster IG years and Mr. Gould, the present postmaster, 
having held the office for the past three )'ears. Operations were begun in 1S6.5 by Messrs. Hodgman & Studley, 
and then for two years by .J. M. Studley, then J. M. Studley & Co., then Richardson & Studley, and from 1S70 to 
1889 J. M. Studley. In 1889 the present firm succeeded to the business and a very extensive trade has been built 
up, the residents of Warren being not at all slow to recognize the advantages held out at this popular store. The 
premises consist of one floor, measuring 50x30 feet in dimensions, all necessary facilities being at hand to display 
the stock to excellent advantage. 



GLEASON YOUNG, Dealer in Coal and 
Wood, also Lumber of every description. Doors, Sash 
and Blinds a specialty. Warren, Me. There are few- 
households in which the question of fuel is not an im- 
portant one. To purchase this necessity to the best ad- 
vantage it is first of all necessary to find a house in 
which confidence may be placed. It is extravagance 
instead of economy to deal at a so called cheap house, 
for the goods there sold are bound to be inferior. There 
is of course in a place of the size of Warren, more than 
one reliable coal merchant, but we feel entitled to say 
that those parties who place their confidence and their 
orders with Mr. Gleason Young will not have cause to 
regret the step. This enterprise was started by the 
present proprietor in 1891 . He is a native of this town, 
and a large trade is done in coal and wood, also all kinds 
of lumber, brick and building materials ; doors, sashes, 
and blinds being made a specialty. The yard covers 
two acres of ground with a lumber building having two 
floors. They also have in use a five horse power donkey 
engine to drive the machinery, and have in use two 
scows for lighting purposes up and down the river, and 
avail themselves of the steam tug Mollie for towing pur- 
poses. Employment is given to three assistants, and all 
orders received are given prompt attention. 



ERA8TUS FAERINGTON , Harnesses, Blan- 
kets, Whips, etc., Warren, Me. Everybody knows that 
"practice makes perfect," and as Mr. Farrington has 
been engaged in the manufacture of harness for many 
years, he certainly ought to be reasonably perfect by 
this time. As a matter of fact Mr. Erastus Farrington 
has the reputation of producing harness that has but 
few equals and no superiors in the market, and although 
he does not advertise to sell a first-class harness at less 
than the cost of the stock used in its manufacture; it is 
conceded by practical men that no concern in the state 
gives more genuine value for money received. Mr. 
Erastus Farrington is a native of this town and began 
his present business in 1873. The premises utilized con- 
sists of one floor, and have an area of 20x18 feet in di- 
mensions, and a full line of fine harness, blankets, whips, 
anp other horse equipments, is carried, and also having 
every facility at hand for the doing of custom work in a 
uniformly superior manner and at short notice. Ex- 
perienced workmen are employed, and no fancy prices 
are quoted, while the goods are in every instance guaran- 
teed to prove just as represented. 



82 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WARREN. 



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GEORGE F. HALLOWELL, 

General ' Groceries, Warreu, Maine. 
There is of course more or less resem- 
blance between all family groceries, and 
yet each of them has certain characteris- 
tics of its own which either commend it 
or condemn it, as the case may be. Take, 
for instance, the establishment conducted 
by Mr. George F. Hallowell in this town, 
and we believe it is not at all difficult to 
j,.i account for its popularity, for. although 
Ifi, other stores may carry equally large 
stocks, quote equally low prices and be 
equally prompt and accurate in the 
deliver}' of orders, still there are few 
others which combine all these good 
points, and fewer still which possess 
another — that of handling only strictly 
reliable goods. This enterprise was in- 
augurated by the present proprietor in 
ISSi), who is a native of Koekport. Maine, 

— — ^ and thoroughly acquainted with his 

business, to which he gives close personal 
occupied measures GOxii.J feet in dimensions, and is well stocked with choice groceries, 

' _-=..^ J ~:i- -: ,jmj toijjjcgo. Sufficient 




attention. The store , • . j .1 ■ 

canned o-oods, flour and grain, crockery, glassware, wooden ware, pamts and oils, cigars 

assistance is employed to ensure prompt and courteous attention to every caller, and orders will be ftUed at the 

shortest possible notice, the goods being guaranteed to prove just as represented. 



A. M. WETHERBEE, Dealer 

in Drugs, Patent Medicines, Chemicals, 
FancyandToilet Articles, Brushes, Per- 
fumery, Hardware, Wooden and Stone 
Ware, Tinware, Glassware, Groceries, 
Etc., Warren, Maine. When having 
physicians" prescriptions compounded, 
it is important to patronize an establish- 
ment where the stock of drugs and 
medicines is not only complete but is so 
frequently renewed as always to be 
made up of fresh and dependable 
articles, and for this reason, if for no 
other, it is well worth while to call upon 
Mr. A. M. Wetherbee, doing business in 
this town, for he is a retailer of drugs. 
Every facility is at hand for the tilling 
of such orders without delay, and in the 
most accurate manner, while the 
charges made are uniformly moderate. 
This business was founded in 1820 by 
S. B. Wetherbee, succeeded in 1859 by 
W. H. Wetherbee & Co., it being one of 
the oldest established and well known 
of the kind in the state. The present 
proprietor, A. M. Wetherbee, who as- 
sumed control in 180C, fully maintains 
patent medicines, 
oy ana toilet articles, orusnes, penumery, eic, logemer wim naruwarc, wouueu and stone ware, 
tinware, glassware and choice groceries, etc., etc. Mr. Wetherbee, who is a native of Warren, held the position 
of postmaster for eight years (t this town, and the premises occupied comprise one floor and basement 30x40 feet 
in dimensions, while competent assistants are always employed and ready to wait upon all customers. 




the high standard so long associated with the undertaking, carrying a large stock of drugs, patent 
chemicals, fancy and toilet articles, brushes, perfumery, etc., together with hardware, wooden and : 



E. R. KELLERAN, Horse Shoer, Warren, 
Me. There is no need of telling the residents of Warreu 
and vicinity that Mr. E. E. Kelleran is an experienced 
and skillful horse shoer and general blacksmith, for 
they have had ample opportunity to find that out for 
themselves, during the time he has carried on operations 
here, but as the most of the circulation of this book will 
be out of town, and as it will be read by many of the 
summer tourists, who travel through this section of 
Maine, and who frequently have occasion for the ser- 
vices of a horse shoer and carriage repairer, we feel that 



we are doing many of our readers a service in calling 
their attention to Mr. Kelleran's facilities, for he does 
first class work at short notice *ud at low rates. He is 
a native of Gushing, Maine, and began business here in 
1888. His shop covers one floor, and (iOxli.i feet in size, 
being fitted up with ail necessary tools and appliances, 
while sufficient help is employed to ensure the proper 
filling of orders. All kinds of carriage work is neatly 
done, and particular attention is given to lame and in- 
terfering horses, which are carefully shod in the most 
scientific manner. t 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WALDOBORO. 83 

H. W. VAUGHAN, Dealer in Boots and HOTEL WARREX. Joseph Bisbee, Pro- 
Shoes, Ladies' arid Gents' Fine Dress Shoes a Specialty, prietor, Warren, Me. Hotel Warren may be properly 
also a fine stock of Gents' Furnishing Goods, Warren, called one of the industries of Warren, for this hotel has 
Me. The boot and shoe enterprise which Mr. Henry W. been so excellently managed from the start that it is 
Vaughan conduct in this town was founded by him in well and favorably known to all whom business or 
18S7, and since has catered satisfaiitorily tothe best pleasure call frequently to this place. Mr. Bisbee is a 
trade here. We attribute as a cause of this success the native of Warren, and has served in the army. He is 
fact that this gentleman has had so many years ex- widely known and highly esteemed in this vicinity, 
perieuce in the same line, and hence knows how to man- Without making any lavish professions of friendliness, 
age his business to the best advantage. This he does b}- he still endeavors to make every guest feel thoroughly 
dealing reasonably with everybody as to prices asked on at home. Hotel Warren is a two and a half story struc- 
his goods. These he obtains from the most reliable ture, and contains eleven rooms, and is most coveniently 
manufactnring houses in the country, always having a and pleasantly located. It is a thoroughly neat and well 
stock of goods which he warrants to prove just as repre- kept hotel in every respect, and the most fastidious can 
sented. One floor 625 square feet in size is occupied, find no reasonable fault with either the house or its 
and a stock of boots and shoes is carried, ladies" and appointments, the beds and other furnishings being 
gents' fine dress shoes being made a speciality; also modern and comfortable in style, while the service is re- 
gents' furnishing goods, all of which are sold at low markably efficient, being prompt, intelligent and oblig- 
prices, while competent assistants are employed, and ing. The cuisine will be found very satisfactory, the 
customers waited upon without delay. Mr. Vaughan is table being supplied with an abundance of seasonable 
a native of Warren. food. 



WALDOBORO. 

Waldoboro i.s the largest town remaining in Lincoln County, which has lost more territory by 
the setting off of portions of its original area than any other county in Maine. When first 
organized, in 1760, Lincoln extended over fully three-fifths of the territory of the province, and 
this remained the case for nearly thirty years, or until 1789, when Hancock and "Washington 
counties were formed. In 1799, Lincoln County was again reduced in size by the erection of 
Kennebec County, and in 1827 six towns were taken from it to form Waldo County. The formation 
of Androrcoggin and Sagadahoc Counties, in 1851, resulted in Lincoln being made still smaller, and 
in 1860, nine more towns were taken at the time of the organization of Knox County. Since then 
Lincoln County has contained but seventeen towns and one plantation, and of these Waldoboro is 
the most extensive in area, it comprising 25, .376 acres. In shape the township is quite irregular 
and its greatest length is from north to south. It lies on the eastern border of the Lincoln County 
and is bounded on the north by Washington and Union, in Knox County ; on the east by Union 
and Warren, in Knox County; on the south by Friendship in Knox County, by Broad Bay, an 
extension of Muscongas Bay, and ))y Bremen; and on the west by Bremen, Nobleboro and Jefferson. 
Yet it is not strictly correct to speak of Waldoboro as being bounded by Broad Bay, for the town- 
ship includes several islands in that body of water, as for instance Hadlock Island, Poland's 
Island, Hog Island, LTpper Narrows, Otter, Hungry, Jones, Garden, and several of lesser note. 
The township is extremely well watered, the principal stream being the Medomac Eiver, which rises 
in Liberty, Appleton and other towns to the northward ; takes a generally southerly course, enters 
Waldoboro at a point about midway on its northern boundary line, expands into Medomac Pond 
and then flows south and south-east across the remaining length of the township, emptying into 
Broad Bay. 

The principal village is near the mouth of this river, which affords considerable water jjower, 
and has been a most important factor in the past development of the town. 

Another stream worthy of mention is Goose Eiver, which also empties into Broad Bay, and 
which separates Waldoboro from Friendship on the southeast. The principal ponds within the 
limits of the township are Medomac and Little Medomac ; but there are other large ponds partially 
within its limits, such as Pemaquid and Black Puddle Ponds on the western border, and Southern 
Pond and Western Pond on the eastern l)order. 

The surface is somewhat uneven but there are no very high eminences although some of the 
higher hills command quite a comprehensive view, and the township as a whole, with its streams, 



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ponds, hills and vales, is ehaimingly picturesque and offers many attiactious to the summer tourist. 

The principal outcropi)iug rock is granite, and this is quarried to a considerable extent, some 
of the stone being of excellent quality. Waldoboro is looked upon as a very good farming town in 
comparison with other towns in this section, for the soil yields well when thoroughly cultivated, 
and there are many really good farms here. The most important crops raised for outside markets 
are hay and potatoes. 

Although agriculture is the occupation of many of the inhabitants, manufacturing is quite ex- 
tensively carried on ; perhaps the most notable industry being that of ship building, although 









Bird's-Eye Tiew of Waldoboro. 



lumber manufacturing, boot and shoe manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, flour and meal 
manufacturing, and stone iiuarrying and cutting are largely engaged in. 

There are five ship building concerns in town, and the facilities for the construction and 
repairing of large and small vessels are first-class in every respect. The leading Waldoboro ship 
builders have a reputation second to none for skill and reliability, and we may add that the con- 
ditions under which they do business are sufficiently favorable to enable them to meet all com- 
petition in prices as well as in quality of work and promptness shown in the execution of all 
commissions, both large and small. As ship smithing and sail making are also done at Waldoboro 
in first-class style, it is not surprising that this should be a favorite port for the repairing and 
refitting of sailing craft. Most of the manufacturing establishments as well as most of the stores 
are at Waldoboro Village, or "the main village," as it is frequently called, but the population is 
pretty well scattered about the township, which is so large that no less than seven post offices are 
found necessary for the proper accommodation of the public, these offices being known as 
"Waldoboro," " North Waldoboro," " South Waldoboro," "Orff's Corner," "Winslow's Mills," 
" West Waldoboro" and "Broad Bay." The town possesses many advantages as a harvesting 
and shipping point for ice, and there are three large wholesale concerns here utilizing extensive 
plants, and building up a business that is apparently destined to have a most important bearing 
upon the future of this entire region. Long and short lumber, staves, etc., are quite largely pro- 
duced; there are two cording mills in town, besides first-class grist mills, an iron foundry, a 
canned goods packing establishment, and other industrial enterprises exclusive of numerous 
blacksmith's shops and other establishments catering particularly to local and suburban trade. 

At Waldoboro Village are several fine buildings and some handsome residences, and the 
village as a whole is very attractive with its many shade trees, among which are noble specimens 
of the elm, the maple and the horse chestnut, some of them being known to be more than a hundred 
years old. The Knox and Lincoln Railroad runs entirely across the township and its Waldoboro 
station is called sixty-eight miles from Portland, by rail ; thirty miles from Bath, and twenty miles 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WALDOBORO. 



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1 




Church Street, Looking North. 

from Rockland. The railroad makes connections with daily stages to Xorth Waldoboro, Washing- 
ton, Liberty, South Waldoboro, Jefferson, Cooper's Mills and Friendship ; and with stages to 
Bremen on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The telegraphic service is excellent, both the 
Western Union and the Commercial Union companies having offices here, and the express service 
is'also thoroughly satisfactorv. The educational facilities are very good and include an admirable 




Friendship Street, Looking North. 



high school, and it may be added that there is in the village a circulating library of more than 600 
volumes, besides the library controlled by the Waldoboro Library Association. There are several 
religious societies in town, the Congregationalist, Methodist and Baptist denominations being 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WALDOBORO. 



represented ; while the fraternal organizations are numerous and extensive ; they comprising 
lodges of the Masons and the Odd Fellows, a Grand Army Post, Knights of Honor Council, Tem- 
perance societies, and Maple Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. There are two good hotels in 
town, and a strictly first-class weekly paper devoted expressly to local news but giving a sufficiency 
of general news also. This is the Lincoln Counfij News^ which has been carried on by its present 
editor and proprietor, Samuel L. Miller, for many years, and has done much more for the county 
in general, and Waldoboro in particular than many give it credit for. It is a bright, newsy sheet, 
carefully edited, and uniformly reliable. 

It is generally asserted that Waldoboro was first settled in 1748, but such is not exactly the 





^lllii;fea|! 




Main Street, Looking "West. 



ease, for the original settlement was made some time between 1733 and 1740, under the auspices of 
General Waldo — this townshij) being included in the Waldo, formerly the Muscongus Patent was 
the western boundary of the Waldo Patent, the settlers had to buy from Drowne, the territory 
they had ol>tained from Waldo. Still further complications drove about 300 of the settlers away 
to South Carolina, but some eighty families remained, and in June, 1773, the town was incorpor- 
ated, and was named in honor of its founder. The very first male child born in the present limits 
of the township lived to a wonderful age, he being very nearly 107 years old at the time of his 
death in 1856, he having been boru in 1749. Many of the older residents of Waldoboro well 
remember Conrad Heyer, as this "oldest inhabitant" was called, and they remember his earnest 
stories of the Revolutionary War, in which he took an active part. 

The town was first represented in the General Court in 1780 ; and in 1786 was made the shire 
town of Lincoln County, thus remaining for very nearly a century, or until 1880, when the courts 
were removed to Wi.scasset.. 

The census of 1890 gives Waldoboro a population of 3,505, and an estate valuation of $1,196,- 
515 ; as compared with a population of 3,758, and a valuation of $1,135,023, in 1880. Since 1890 
the town has been generally prosperous and there are solid grounds for the belief that the figures 
of the next census will compare very favorably with those of its immediate predecessor. 



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"Aii-iU 



Speowl Block. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WALDOBORO. 



W. H. LEVENSALER & CO., 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



CUSTOM « REflDY-MflDE CLOTHING. 

AND DEALERS IN 

Gent's Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks and Paper Hangings. 
highest prices paid for wool. 

w^^i:vI>o:boi«o, jvia.i:?«ej. 

There is a real art in Isuowing what the people want, and when this knowledge is had and intelligent measures 
are taken to supply that want it of course follows that a popular enterprise is built up. No one to see the amount 
of business done by W. H. Levensaler & Co. would think that this undertaking had only been under their man- 
agement since 1880, but such is the fact, and the extensive wholesale and retail trade now carried on speaks vol- 
umes for the tact and ability of the proprietors who are natives of this town and well known, and at their establish- 
ment located in Otis Miller's block they are prepared to ofler a line assortment of custom and ready-made clothing, 
furnishing goods and gent's underwear at very low prices. They also manufacture indigo blue shirts, pants and 
felt goods in frocks, vests and shirts, and announce that they have all the variety of styles and qualities necessary 
for tlie comfort and vanity of man, and an inspection of their stock will show that the announcement is no idle 
boast. It ^vill cost no one a cent to compare Levensaler & Co.'s goods and prices with those offered at other estab- 
lishments. The premises used are two floors 55x25 feet and ten competent assistants are employed. 



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MOUFACTURERS AND DEALERS VflfJflflHj CHUTE & CO., IN LONG AND SHORT LUMBER, 

BUYERS a?v:d shippers ok baled hav axd sxavv. 

WINSLOW'S MILLS, ME. 

The enterprises conducted by the firm of Vannah, Chute & Co. demand a very favorable and prominent men- 
tion in a review of Waldoboro's industries and mercantile affairs, for they are second to none in importance, and 
are so managed as to be of benetit to every resident of this section, directly or indirectly. The concern operates 
three large and finely equipped mills — the Jledomah Flour Mill at Waldoboro village, and" an extensive grain mill 
and a lumber mill at that part of the town known as Wiuslow's Mills. The Medomah Mill comprises three floors 
of the dimensions of 40xS0 feet, and contains a very complete plant of improved machinery, it being widely liuown 
as one of the best equipped grisp mills in the State. Custom grinding is done iu tirst-class style at short notice and 
at moderate rates, and the firm deals very extensively iu flour, grain, meal and feed of all kinds, being prepared to 
fill wholesale and retail orders without delay and at the lowest market price. The graiu mill at Winslow's Mills is 
located on the M. C. R. E.. a spur from the main line running close to the rear of the building, thu? affording un- 
surpassed facilities for discharging or loading freight. In size this mill corresponds very nearly to the Medomah 
Mill. The interior arrangement is a model of convenience, and this, together with the factthat their buying is 
largely done in the West, and the grain and feed shipped directly to their place of business, is the secret of their 
ability to make bottom prices on all mill products which they carry. A large wholesale trade in carload lots is 
carried on at this mill, smaller dealers along the line of the railroad from Bath to Rockland being regularly sup- 
plied with corn, meal and mill feed. A blower has recently been added to their elevator machinery to remove all 
dust and dirt from the grain as it is unloaded from the cars. This place is also a shipping point for their hay. wood, 
bark and lime casks. The saw and stave mill is of convenient size and is als finely equipped, containing the most 
efficient machinery for the mancfacture of long and short lumber, staves, heading, laths, etc.. and as the firm con- 
stantly carry a heavy stock of such goods, they are in a position to furnish them in quantities to suit at very short 
notice; large and small orders being given equally promp^ and careful attention. In addition to these goods of 
their own manufacture they carry a complete line of extra quality clapboards and ceder shingles, and building 
materials of all kinds. An important annex to the saw mill is the cooper shop where from four to eight men are 
constantly employed in the manufacture of lime casks, which are shipped to Rockland and Thomaston lime burners. 
Nearly 50,0000 are shipped yearly. 

They carry on a large general store located at Winslow's Mills, very spacious premises being utilized, and an 
imniense stock being constantly carried; some of the more important commodities being staple and fancy groceries, 
choice teas and coftees. spices, canned goods, and the leading brands of family flour. The concern also carries a 
heavy stock of lime, hair, cement, grass seed, fertilizers, etc.. dealing in these" articles at both wholesale and retail, 
and quoting low prices on goods of guaranteed quality. Wood, hay and straw are also extensively handled, un- 
surpassed inducements being offered to both large and small buyers. The firm owns three large hay cars which 
are running constantly for the accommodation of wholesale "customers in Massachusetts. They are also sole 
agents in this section for the F. New Manufacturing Co's celebrated Roofing materials. This representative firm 
is composed of Messrs. W. A. Vannah. G. C. Chute, and Ey Berry. Mr. Vannah is a native of Nobleboro. Me., 
Mr. Chute of Carthage, Me., and Mr, Berry of .So. Hanover," Mass. All these gentlemen are widely and favorably 
known throughout this section : they give close attention to the many details of their business, and spare no pains 
to maintain the service at the highest possible standard of eflicieney." 




J. P. GLIDDEX. Water-power Granite and 
Marble Monumental AVorks, Waldoboro, Maine. De- 
signs and Estimates furnished. If there is one branch 
of industry in which special attention should be paid in 



avoiding any appearance of "cheapness" in the finished 
product, it is that of monumental work, for nothing is in 
worse taste than an elaborately designed monument or 
headstone, the mechanical work of which is done in a 
rough and careless manner, and on the other hand an 
inappropriate design will produce a bad effect, no matter 
how carefully and skillfully it has been carried out. 
The importance of placing orders with a person who 
combines tasteful designing with excellent execution is 
therefore obvious, and it is not at all surprising that Mr. 
J. P. Glidden should be liberally patronized by the resi- 
dents of Waldoboro and vicinity, for this gentleman 
turns out work equal to the best in every respect, and 
quotes the very lowest prices. Mr. Glidden is a native 
of Alna. Maine, and has been identified with his present 
establishment since 1S55. He is well known and highly 
respected throughout the community. Mr. Glidden 
carries on granite and monumental marble works, and 
using the best qualities of American and Foreign kinds. 
The premises utilized are large, being 1.35x40 feet in di- 
mensions, and having water power to drive his machin- 
ery. Designs and estimates are cheerfully given, and out 
of town work is solicited. Six assistants' are employed. 



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GEORGE BLISS, 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN 

BOOKS, STATIONERY, PAPER HANGINGS, 

Borders, Curtains, Crockery and Fancy Goods, 

^^ENTFOR^E^ REYNOLDS- ^^ WALDOBORO MAINE. 



In 1S67, Mr. George Bliss, who was born in this place, established himself ia business. He became one of the 
foremost citizens of the town, and in ISSl was appointed deputy collector of customs, which position he held until 
1SS5, when he became acting collector, and discharged the duties of that ojiice for a year. His prominence in the 
town is also attested by the fact that he held the position of chairman of trie Board of Selectmen during 1S8S and 
lS.*y. In I$!i"2 he was reippointed deputy collector. In the meantime he has built up a pro-perous business as a 
wholesale and retail dealer in book-, stationery, paper-hingings, curtains, crockery and fancy goods. He has a 
handsome store, 70x22 feet, and also occupies the basement below for the storing and assorting of goods. He 
carries the fullest and finest stock, in his line, to be found in this section, and the great success with which he has 
met is the highest recommendation he could have. For the accommodation of hi- patron*, and others, it might be 
well to refer to the fact that the Western Union Telegraph Company ha* a branch office in hi- store. Beside a full 
line of the goods already referred to, Mr. Bliss carries an extensive stock of solid and plated silver ware in the latest 
and most ornate designs, beside an extensive line of pocket and table cutlery. To the other conveniences he 
offers to the citizens of U'aldoboro is a circulating library, which contains all of the standard works and the best 
literature of the dav. 



M. M. EICHAEDS &CO., Jobbeis of Foreign 
and Domestic Woolens, Keady-Made Clothing, Waldo- 
boro, Me. Nothing impresses observing visitors to this 
country more than the well dressed condition of the 
people, for it is not paralleled in any other country in 
the world, it being a conceded fact that Americans are 
the best dressed people on earth. The reason generally 
.given for this state of affairs is the great prosperity of 
th« nation, and, of course, that has a great deal to do 
with it. but there is another important reason, — the 
cheapness and excellence of ready-made clothing in this 
country, American ready-made clothing is the best 
fitting, the best made, and, quality considered, the low- 
est priced in the world, and this assertion can be proved, 
despite the claims of those who assert that better and 
cheaper clothing is produced abroad. In this connection 
we may flttinglv make mention of the firm of M. M. 
Richards, & Co., for they are leading manufacturers and 
jobbers of ready-made clothing, and no concern in the 
state Is prepared to furnish equally desirable clothing at 
lower prices than they quote. That their facilities are 
appreciated and availed of is partially indicated by the 
fact that they manufacture from 12,0(K1 to 1.5,000 pairs of 
pants, and about 3,000 suits, ulsters and overcoats per 
annum, and we say partially indicated, as this is but one 
department of their business, they being extensive job- 
bers of foreign and domestic woolens ; they are the sole 
agents of the celebrated Knox Woolen c6,'s grav and 
indigo blue satinets. Their trade is very widely dis- 
tributed, and not only its magnitude but its character 
prove that this representative concern are prepared to 
■offer unsurpassed inducements to the most discriminat- 
ing buyers. Mr. Richards is a native of Temple, Me., 
has had long experience in his present line of business, 
and is favorably known to the trade throughout this 
portion of New JEngland. 



RICHARDS BROS.. Dealers in Hardware, 
Tin Ware, Stoves and Furnaces, Waldoboro, Me. The 
premises occupied by Messrs. Richards Bros, in this 
town comprise one floor 40x22 feet, and a basement 
40x22 feet in dimensions, and it is safe to say, that were 
>is they double that 

size, the proprietors 
could profitably 
use them, for they 
carry a heavy and 
varied stock, and 
do a business 
which, though al- 
ready large, is 
constantly increas- 
ing. These gen- 
tlemen are both 
natives of this 
town, and widely 
and favorably 

known in this sec- 
tion. They are 
large dealers in 
all kinds of parlor 
and heating stoves, furnaces and ranges; tin ware and 
hardware jobbing of all kinds is promptly done, while 
moderate charges are made in every instance. The 
stock carried is exceptionally varied and complete, the 
prices quoted eomp-iring favorably with those named at 
any establishment dealing in the same line of goods. 
Cooking and heating stoves are ofi'ered at very low 
prices, aud those in need of an article of this kind would 
do well to procure it of a firm who guarantee their 
goods to prove as represented, and has an enviable 
reputation for faithfully carrying out every agreement. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WALDOBORO. 



EVERETT FARRINGTON, Attorney at 
Law. aud Insurance. Waldoboro, Me. It is perfectly 
safe to assume that there is not oue of our readers 
residing in Waldoboro or vicinity but what is acquainted 
with Mr. Everett Farrington, by reputation at least, for 
that gentleman was born in this town, has practiced law 
here ever since IS'il, and besides holding various town 
offices, has served as special deputy collector of customs 
for four years. But it is as attorney at law that Mr. 
Farrington is most widely known, for he is thoroughly 
devoted to his profession, and it is generally understood 
that one who secures his services may implicitly depend 
upon having his interests fully protected and his cause 
advocated with zeal, ability and discretion. Mr. Far- 
rington evidently believes in thorough preparation, for 
he leaves no stone unturned to get at all the facts and 
circumstances in a case, making himself the master of 
every detail however unimportant it may appear, and in 
short, neglecting no means to do the best within his 
power for his clii'nts. As a legal adviser he is well- 
iuformed and conservative, and as an attorney he is 
active, prompt and discreet in the transaction of all 
business that may be entrusted to him. He is prepared 
to place fire insurance for large or small amounts at 
short notice and on the most favorable terms, and the 
nature of the pi otection he oft'ers may be judged from 
thf fact that he represents two of the leading companies 
doing business in this country, — the Hartford Fire In- 
surance Company, of Hartford, Conn., and the Home 
Fire Insurance Company, of New York. Mr. Farring- 
ton's office is in Union Block, and those who find it incon- 
venient to call may communicate with him bv mail and 
feel assured that their communication will receive imme- 
diate and careful attention. 



ME.S. S. E. GEXTHNER, Fashionable Mil- 
linery, Ribbons, Laces, Hosiery, Gloves, Hamburgs, 
Ladies" aud Children's Underwear. Silks, Velvets, 
Worsteds, Etc., Stamping done to order. Fancy Goods 
and Small Wares, Art Materials, Cor. Friendship and 
Main Sts., Waldoboro, Me. It would be impossible to 
point out an enterprise more truly representative in its 
special line than is that conducted by Mrs. S. E. Genth- 
ner, fashionable milliner, and dealer in millinery goods, 
ladies' and children's furnishings, etc., for this enter- 
prise was inaugurated about forty-five years ago. aud 
has held a leading position almost from the very first. 
Operations were begun in 1S47, by Mrs. S. A. Balch. who 
remained in control of the business for eighteen years, 
or until 1S6.5, when she was succeeded by her daughter, 
the present proprietress, who is a native of Thomaston 
but has resided in Waldoboro since she was four years 
of age, and worked for years in the store prior to suc- 
ceeding her mother iu the ownership of the business. 
The old proverb assures us that "practice makes per- 
fect," anti Mrs. Genthner has certai'ily had practice 
enough in the doing of fashionable millinery work and 
in the direction and supervision of the work of others to 
be '• perfect " in every department of it. At all events, 
her productions are eminently satisfactory to even those 
of the most critical and fastidious tastes, and we may 
add that her prices are equally so; for her long ex- 
perience, intimate knowledge of the market, favorable 
relations with jobbers and importers, and the extent of 
her business all combine to enable her to quote as low 
prices as can be named on equally desirable goods. 
Her store is located at the corner of Friendship and 
Main sts., the premises comprising two floors and a 
basement, and containing a large and very complete 
stock of trimmed aud untrimmed hats and bonnets, rib- 
bons, laces, velvets, feathers, flowers, ornaments and 
millinery goods in general, together with hosiery, 
gloves, hamburgs, ladies' and children's underwear and 
other furnishings; anl also worsteds, fancy goods and 
small wares. A fine assortment of art materials and ar- 



tistic supplies constantly on hand to select from, and 
stamping will be accurately and clearly done to order at 
short notice. Mrs. Genthner is also agent for the 
Famous ; trade mark) Diamond Lotion (Registered Dec. 
1S87.) for the ladies toilet, will positively remove the 
worst cases of moth, tan, freckles, pimples, blackheads, 
salt-rheum, eczema, and all of the various afl'ections of 
like character. It is perfectly harmless, contains no 
powder or anything of a paint nature. For the com- 
plexion the Diamond Lotion has no equal, it is perfectly 
harmless, keeps the skin soft, pure, clear, and prevents 
wrinkles. 



JAMES P. BOYD, Iron aud Brass Founder, 
Waldoboro, Me. Just above forty years has elapsed 
since the founding of the business carried on by Mr. 
.James P. Boyd, it having been started in 18.52, by 
Messrs. Harriman & Atwell. In 185G, it came into the 
possesion of Mr. Isaac Boyd, father of the present pro- 
prietor, who assumed control in 1S6S. He is a native of 
Ohio, and has become very widely and favorably known 
in Waldoboro and vicinity during the many years he 
has carried on businesshere, and has built up an enviable 
reputation as an expert mechanic and a thoroughly re- 
liable business man. Mr. Boyd is an iron and brass 
founder, and a machinist, and the most important de- 
partment of his business is the making to order of wind- 
lass purchases, bitts, steering wheels, power winches, 
composition rudder braces, spikes and bolts, and iron 
and composition ship castings of all kinds. He also 
manufactures derrick winches and castings for granite 
polishing machines, and does job work of all kinds on 
farming tools, ploughs, sled shoes, etc., besides doing 
shafting and all other mill work. Carefully selected 
material is used, competent and reliable help employed, 
improved mechanical facilities are available, and in 
short, nothing is lacking to enable him to fill orders, 
promptly, accurately and at reasonable rates. The 
premises utilized comprise a machine shop occupying 
two floors of the dimensions of 22x40 feet, an iron 
foundry measuring y0x40 feet, and a brass foundry of 
equal size, uesides a storehouse of 20x30 feet. Mr. Boyd 
gives personal supervision to every detail of the business 
and maintains the service at a high standard of efficiency. 



G. W. ROWE. Merchant Tailor, and Dealer 
in Woolens and Trimmings. Waldoboro, Maine. An 
accepted and prominent authority ou matters of dress 
has said, •• material is nothing, fit is everything," and 
although this like all general statements is not to be 
interpreted too literally, still the leading idea it conveys 
is worthy of careful attention. The richest and most 
tasteful "material can never make a thoroughly present- 
able garment unless it be skilfully cut, perfectly fitted 
and carefully put together, while on the other hand 
comparatively inferior material if its pattern be not 
absolutely offensive, can be so treated as to make an 
efl'eetive and attractive garment. Of course the object 
to be striven for is to combine good material, skilful 
workmanship and a perfect fit and one of the surest 
methods we know of to attain this highly desirable 
result is to place the order with Mr. G. W. Rowe, doing 
business in this town. This gentleman has carried on 
his present establishment since 1SS9, during which time 
he has built up a well deserved reputation for produc- 
ing thoroughly artistic and well made clothing at 
moderate prices. He carries a large and carefully 
chosen assortment of fine fabrics for gentlemen's wear 
and not only has the latest novelties, but also a full 
selection of "staple goods iu stock thus enabling him t(y 
suit all varieties of taste and to make garments suitable 
for all occasions at short notice. Employment is given 
to ten competent assistants and every order assured 
prompt and painstaking attention. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF VVALDOBORO. 



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T. F. TURNER & CO., 

Dl^dCtCtistS Waldoboro, Maine. 



The pharmaceutical profession in Waldoboro is 
is represented by gentlemen who have pursued courses 
on this subject in our best institutions. The filling of 
physicians prescriptions should be entrusted to reliable 
men only, and the object of this sketch is to inform the 
readers of this work that Messrs. T. F. Turner & Co. are 
oce of our most reliable pharmacists. In dealing with 
these gentlemen the public may rest assured that the 
effects of the prescriptions they compound will be just 
what the physician who prescribed intended they should 
be. The inception of this enterprise took place in ISSl, 



and has continued to meet with tire favor of tlie public 
ever since. It has justly earned the praiseworthy men- 
tion we ascribe to it in this work, which is devoted to 
the chronicling of the representative business enterprises 
of this town. One competent assistant is employed so 
that the service of this house is as prompt as it is ac- 
curate. The usual stock of drugs, medicines and chemi- 
cals, sundries, toilet articles, etc., are carried, and all 
charges are moderate. The patronage of the public is 
respectfully solicited. The store is well " (ixtured " and 
handsome in appearance, and an air of freshness per- 
vades the whole place. 



E. V. PHILBEOOK, Dealer in Boots, Shoes, 
and Rubbers. Waldoboro, Me. It is not uncommon to 
find a shoe store where a very complete line of a certain 
kind of goods is carried or where special inducements 
are offered in particular departments, but it is a rare 
occurrence to come across an establishment in which the 
stock is well balanced comprising goods suited to both 
sexes and all ages and containing genuine bargains in 
every department. Therefore it is but the simple truth 
to point out the store carried on by Mr. E. V. Philbrook 
as a model of what such an enterprise should be, for it 
is managed with an intelligent regard for the require- 
ments of all and no one class is catered to at another's 
expense. The inception of the undertaking took place 
in 18.52, the present proprietor being the founder, so 
that it is the oldest established concern in Waldoboro. 
The premises occupied are two floors and a basement 50 
X 25 feet in dimensions, A beautiful assortment of 
Ladies' and Gent's Boots, Shoes and Rubbers is always 
ready for inspection and some very pronounced bargains 
are offered in this department. Mr. Philbrook is a 
native of Brunswick, Me. and has a large circle of 
friends here. 



AUSTIX W. YORK, Ladies", Gents' and 
Childrens' Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Fish's Block, 
Waldoboro, Me. As the boot and shoe trade of Waldo- 
boro forms a significant element in the make up of the 
town's enterprise, in refering to the above house it may 
be stated that the special lines to which its best energies 
are confined is the handling of medium and first class 
grades of Boots, Shoes and Kubbejs, etc., particular 
attention being given to repairing the same, all orders 
being neatly and promptly executed. This house was 
established in 188.8, by Mr. Austin W. York, since which 
date this gentleman has so successfully managed his 
large retail trade that today his store ranks among the 
first engaged in the shoe trade. The premises utilized 
are located in ■' Fish's Block " and comprise one floor 60 
X 22 feet in size, the services of an experienced assistant 
being required in addition to the close personal supervision 
of the proprietor. Mr. York is a native of Nobleboro, this 
state, and in 1887, represented several adjoining towns 
In the legislature. In conclusion we will remark that 
while we do not indulge in laudation of any house in 
particular, it shall be within our province to state to the 
public, in general and our readers in particular that if 
they would have their interests highly conserved the 
acquaintance of this house should be made. 



W. S. WIXSLOW, Agent American Express 
Company, Dealer in Gents' Furnishings, Dry Goods, 
Hats, Caps, etc. Agency for Camden City Laundry, 
Waldoboro, Me. Agent for sale of American Express 
Money Orders. There is a certain feeling when one is 
conscious of being well dressed that has often been re- 
marked upon, and which none of our readers can fail to 
be familiar with. It is neither pride nor self satisfaction, 
but invariably makes the subject of it more self-respect- 
ing. Hence it is deserving of the utmost encouragement. 
Mr. W. S. Winslow, who is carrying on a retail dry 
goods business and gents' furnishings in tiiis town, is 
certainly doing all in his power to encourage the wear- 
ing of fashionable and tasteful apparel, lor since he 
went into business he has offered such pronounced and 
unusual inducements in the way of dry goods and gents' 
furnishing in general that our townspeople have taken 
advantage of the opportunities extended them to buy 
durable, stylish and seasonable goods at really remark- 
ably low rates. The store occupied by Mr. winslow is 
centrally located, and is one floor 35x25 feet in dimen- 
sions ; a large retail trape is done in dry goods, gents' 
furnishings of all kinds, hats, caps, etc. He is also the 
agent for the American Express Co., who issue the well 
known express money orders, payable in all parts of 
United States and Canada. 



MISS CLARA S. GAY, Millinery and Fancy 
Goods, Waldoboro, Me. Anyone at all familiar with the 
stores in this community knows where to locate Miss 
Clara S. Gay's place of business. This attractive estab- 
lishment was founded by her in 1888. Her enterprise 
found favor with the public from its first inception and 
increased from year to year, until now she has little 
available space left, to .accomodate the large stock 
carried she now occupies one floor 35 x 22 feet in dimen- 
sions and has always made it a point to secure the ser- 
vices of courteous and faithful attendants and has 
retained their services at all times. The sight of familiar 
and pleasant faces behind the counters of an establish- 
ment of this kind renders the task of shopping more 
agreeable. The stock carried by Miss Gay embraces a 
full and varied assortment of high class Millinery and 
Fancy Goods which cannot be surpassed if indeed equalled 
either in quality or price in this town. Miss Gay is an 
estimable lady "and a native of this town and her enter- 
prise in our midst should meet our approval in liberal 
patronage. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WALDOBORO. 



J. or. Oiv 



— DEALER IN— 



Ghoiee FamilJI Groceries, Paints, Oils, Brushes and Glnss. 

ALL KIJNDS OF GRAIN, SALT, FEED AND FLOUR. 

WA-LDOBORO, jvia-iive;. 

Waldoboro is well represented by grocers, for thej- number many in all directions. As in every other branch 
of the mercantile activities, however, there are some good grocery establishments and some poor ones. Our 
province in this worlj is to point out to our readers the more deserving establishments in every line, and we are 
pleased to say that the grocery conducted by Mr. J. T. Gay in this town is one which we can recommend very 
highly. This enterprise was inaugurated iu 18G7 by Messrs. Mathews & Gay, who carried it on till 1870, wlien the 
firm was dissolved and the present proprietor assumed control. He is a native of this town, and the premises oc- 
<^upied are two stores 30x00 feet and one large storehouse 30x40 feet in dimensions. Two competent assistants are 
emjiloyed, and a large wholesale and retail trade is done in choice family groceries, paints, oils, glass, brushes and 
cordage, stoveware, fiour. feed and grain, salt by the carload, also tobacco and cigars, etc., of which a large stock 
is carried. Mr. Gay obtains his groceries from the most dependable sources, and as he is favored with a large and 
regular patronage the stock is continually in rotation, which needs replenishing frequently ; this assures the 
freshness and purity of the goods at all times. Mr. Gay's prices are as low as any in town and his terms easy. 
He is one of our leading and most enterprising business men and deserves to be patronized. 



FRANK ACHORX, Gri.st Mill, Waldolioro, 
Maine. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the importance 
of being able to purchase Grain, Flour, Feed, etc. in any 
desired quantities at the lowest market rates for the 
advantages derived from an enterprise which has for its 
■object the furnishing of an abundant and dependable 
supply of those staple commodities at bottom prices are 
so obvious as to be understood by every member of the 
community. Therefore it goes without saying that the 
establishment conducted by Mr. Frank Aehorn, is 
popular throughout this vicinity, for this is a finely 
equipped steam grist mill, and "the proprietor is in a 
position to meet all honorable competition in his line of 
business, filling the most extensive orders at short 
notice and always ouoting prices in accordance with the 
lowest market rates. 'J he mill is a structure of the 
dimensions 36 x 34 feet and is fitted up with improved 
machinery driven by a thirty five horse power engine 
thus orders can be filled witli equal facility at all times 
of year. It is conviently located, having side track to 
mill and employment is given to one efficient assistant. 
Mr. Aehorn, is a native of this town and has been con- 
nected with his present enterprise since 1890. 



EVERETT TROWBRIDGE, Dealer in Gro- 
ceries, Crockery and Glassware, Fruit and Confectionery, 
Waldoboro, Me. The enterprise conducted by Mr- 
Everett Trowbridge must be given a leading position 
among Waldoboro"s representative mercantile under- 
takings, although inaugurated only a few years ago yet 
has been so ably and honestly managed from the first as 

to have gained and held the entire confidence of the pub- 
lie. The premise? occupied are centrally located in this 
town, and comprise one floor .50x:2-2 feet in dimensions, 
.he space available being none too large to accommodate 

he stock carried gives some idea of its magnitude, but 
to appreciate its variety and completeness personal in- 
spection is indispensable, for it comprises a full line of 
general merchandise, including groceries, fruit and con- 
fectionery, crockery and glassware, etc. People buy 
here because the assortment is so large all tastes can be 
suited, because the employment of two assistants assures 
prompt and polite attention to all, because the prices 
are uniformly moderate, and last, but by no means least, 
because the goods are sold strictly on their merits and 
will prove just as represented. Mr. Trowbridge is a na- 
of Damariscotta, Maine. 



C. 8. SOULE, Wool Carding promptly atten- 
ded to, Waldoboro, Me. The business conducted by Mr. 
C. S. Soule maj' be said to date back to the beginning of 
the century, for it was founded about the year 1800, but 
like nearly all enterprises of such great age it has 
changed so in accommodating itself to the changing 
conditions of the times as to bear but a remote resem- 
blance to its original form. The present proprietor has 
had control since 1842, and it is no exaggeration to say 
that he is uuiversally known thoroughout this section, 
for during the past iialf-century he has carded a large 
proportion of the wool produced in this vicinity, which 
business he still follows, although in 18S7 he discontin- 
ued dressing cloth, after 4.5 years of experience in such 
work. He is prepared to do wool carding at very short 
notice, and during the harvest season runs a machine for 
threshing grain of all kinds. He also runs a machiue 
that does family washing (but not the washing of fam- 
ilies), with "neatness and despatch," and that cleans 
carpets thoroughly and without injury. Ample water 
power is available, and all work is done promptly, as 
well as at reasonable rates. All packages sent by rail 
or otherwise given prompt and personal attention. 

GARDNER J. NASH, A General Assortment 
Harness Goods, Waldoboro, Me. It is both safer and 
cheaper to use a good harness than a poor one, and 
there need be no difficulty about getting a good harness 
if you go to the right kind of a place. We have no 
hesitation in recommending that now carried on by Mr. 
Gardner J. Nash, in this town, for this establishment 
was founded by him in 1888. Mr. 
Nash is both able and willing to 
'■ produce fine harness at prices as 
low as the lowest for similar work. 
His establishment is one floor 40x20 
feet iu dimensions, and is com- 
pletely fitted up for the manufac- 
ture of harness of every descrip- 
tion, and the doing of repairing in 
general. .\ well selected stock is constantly carried, 
comprising all kinds of harness goods and horse equip- 
ments, etc., these articles being offered at moderate 
prices as well as guaranteed to prove as represented. 
Mr. Nash is a native of Nobleboro, Me., and has a large 
circle of friends throughout the vicinity, and numbers 
among his customers some who have traded with him 
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uniformly reliable work is as high, as it is deserved, and 
applies to repairing as well as to the makiag of harness- 
es to order, and employing only skilled help. 



DH. f. It. PAIijVIEH, 



B)€ntist, 



WALDOBORO, ME. 



TEETH ESTACTED WITHOUT PAIN. 



M. F. BENNER, Dealer iu Family Groceries, 
Provisions, Flour, Meats, etc.. Confectionery. Cigars and 
Tobacco, Waldoboro, Me. The undertaking carried on 
by Mr. M. F. Benuer, was founded by him iu 1874, and 
now ranks with the most popular of its kind iu this 
vicinity. He is a native of tliis town, and has so ex- 
tended and varied an experience in connection with his 
present line of business as to be able to offer his cus- 
tomers special advantages as indeed may be guessed 
from the popularity of his establishment, it being one of 
the most liberally patronized stores of its kind iu this 
town. The premises made use of comprise two stores 
2.5x40 feet in dimensions, and contains a large and par- 
ticularly varied stock, comprising family groceries, pro- 
visions, flour, meats, etc., also one of the best lines of 
tobacco and cigars in this section, and confectionery of 
all kinds, which are offered at the lowest market rates. 
Mr. Benner caters to all classes of trade, and endeavors 
to fully satisfy every customer, his goods being warrant- 
ed to prove as represented, and prompt and polite atten- 
tion being assured to all. Employment is given to two 
assistants, and orders will be carefully filled and deliv- 
ered at short notice. 



O. S. HEAD, 



DEALER IN 



READY - MADE CLOTHING, 



EDWARD N. WIGHT, Photographer, Jack- 
sou's Block. Waldoboro, Maine. That homely old 
proverb ivhich declares that '• the proof of the pudding 
is iu the eating" goes straight to the root of the matter, 
as indeed all tiiose homely old proverbs are wont to do 
aud no better instance of it can be found in modern life 
than that afforded by the work of the photographer. 
One may talk of '• light and shade" of "attention to 
detail" of '-artistic handling of a subject" for hours, 
aud it will not give half the real insiglit into a photog- 
rapher's skill that could be obtained by a few minutes 
examination of his work. So we will not take up space 
in describing the many excellencies of the productions 
of Mr. Edward X. Wight whose studio is located in 
Jackson's Block, AValdoboro, Me., but will simply iuvite 
our readers to visit it. This gentleman is a native of 
Belfast, Maine and began operations here in 1877. He 
has built up a large and steadily increasing patronage by 
his prompt attention to orders aud by always trying to 
do his best. Photographs of any desired size or style 
will be made and those who are most familiar with such 
work, are the most outspoken iu their praise of the 
system of finish aud generally satisfactory character of 
Mr. Wight's productions. Everything iu the line of 
photography is produced at this establishment in the 
very best possible manner and some decidedly low prices 
are quoted. One lloor, 50 x 20 feet, is occupied by Mr. 
Wight for his studio and galleries. In addition will say 
that Mr. Wight makes views aud has on hand a full line 
of views of Waldoboro and vicinity. Among them is 
one of the five masted schooner Gov. Ames. The illus- 
trations used in Waldoboro book are from his studio. 



WALDOBORO, MAINE. 



RIVERSIDE HOTEL, Chas. A. Jackson, 
Proprietor, Jeft'erson Street, Waldoboro, Me. The 
Riverside Hotel holds a high position among hotels 
which offer home like accommodations to tlie travelling 
public, and indeed it would be difficult to find a house in 
which patrons are actually given "more for their money" 
in every sense of the phrase. Of course Maine has many 
first-class hotels, furuished up in grand style, equipped 
with " all modern conveniences," etc., but most of us 
don't care to live iu palaces, and are perfectly satisfied 
when we can get a pleasant, well kept room in a well 
managed hotel, where the table is supplied with an 
abundance of well cooked aud neatly served food. Now 
this is just what is obtained at the Riverside Hotel, aud 
therefore we take pleasure in recommending this hotel 
to those who appreciate " solid comfort " and wisii to 
avoid exorbitant prices. The hotel in question was 
originally opened in 1879, by Mr. Tilson Benner, as the 
"Benner House," and after several changes, in ISKl, 
passed under the management of Mr. Charles A. Jackson, 
the present proprietor, giving the hotel its present name. 
Mr. Jackson is a native of Jefferson, and has a thorough 
knowledge of the art of hotel keeping. The house, 
which is a three story brick building, and basement 
50x40 feet in dimensions is well furnished aud newly 
paiuted, papered, etc., has a parlor, dining room, and 
nineteen light and airy sleeping rooms. Ten competent 
and courteous assistants are constantly employed, and 
every attention is paid to the wants of guests, either 
permanent or transient. A first-class livery stable is 
connected which has been run by Mr. Jackson for two 
years, giving room for twenty horses, which may be 
hired at reasonable rates. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF NORTH WALDOBORO. 



NORTH WALDOBORO. 



CLIPPER MILLS COMPANY, Long and 
Short Lumber, Akleu Buruheiuier Agent. Xorth Waldo- 
boro, Maine. One of the oldest and best-known of 
Waldoboro's indu>trial enterprUes is that conducted by 
the Clipper Mills Company, it having been established 
about forty years ago and having long held an unsur- 
passed reputation in its special line. The mills are 
located at North Waldoboro and are chiefly devoted to 
the production of long and short Lumber. Shingles, 
Laths, &c., but they include a well appointed grist mill 
and custom grinding is done at short notice and at low 
rates. The company are prepared to supply long and 
short lumber in the very largest quantities at very short 
notice; they operating an extensive and complete plant 
of improved machinery and employing the adequate 
force of experienced assistants. Ample water power is 
available and the conditions are such as to enable all 
-competition to be easily met ; the company being in a 
position to quote positively bottom prices to both large 
and small buyers. Mr. J. Buruheimer is agent for the 
■concern, and gives close attention to the filling of every 
■order. Post office address. North Waldoboro, Maine. 



WEST T. BURNHEIMER, Groceries. Dry 
<5oods, etc.. etc.. North Waldoboro, Me. The enterprise 
conducted by Mr. West T. Burnheimer was founded 
some years ago. He is a native of Waldoboro and is one 
of the best known business men in the community. He 
utilizes premises, consisting of one floor and basement 
33 X 22 feet in dimensions, and carries a very heavy and 
varied stock. It comprises fine Groceries, Dry Goods, 
Hardware, Flour, Feed and Grain, Boots and Shoes, etc., 
■etc. Of course in our limited space it is not possible to 
describe this large stock in detail, but suffice it to say. 
it is made up of carefully selected goods and is oflTered at 
prices which indicate very careful buying and a desire to 
give customers the full worth of their money in every 
instance. Employment is given to thoroughly compe- 
tent assistants and every caller is assured prompt and 
■courteous attention as indeed could easily be guessed 
from the high estimation in which the esablishment is 
held while the goods sold are sure to prove as represented 
in every particular. 



JOSEPH BURNHEIMER, General Variety 
Store, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars. Five and 
Ten Cent Goods. North Waldoboro, Maine. The secret 
of success is much the same no matter what business 
may be engaged in if you can furnish customers with 
reliable goods at bottom prices and give prompt atten- 
tion to all orders, you need have no fear but what a satis- 
factory trade will soon he built up. Such has been the 
experience of Joseph Burnheimer, who carries on a 
business devoted to the sale of Groceries, Crockery and 
Glassware, Canned Goods, Stationery, Confectionery, 
Patent Medicines, Tobacco and Cigars, Five and Ten 
cent goods, etc., etc., for since he succeeded J. & J. 
I'.iiruheimer in 1SS2, his eftbrts to extend operations have 
lu'-et with unquestionable success. Mr. Burnheimer is a 
native of Waldoboro and is well known here. He is 
thoroughly acquainted with his business and has shown 
both .intelligence and liberality in conducting the same. 



the premises occupied in this town are one floor 20 x 26 
feet in dimensions and are well stocked with a choice 
selection of goods as named above so that all purses can 
be accomodated at this store, for the prices are in every 
instance in accordance with the lowest market rates and 
the best goods are handled as well as those at low cost. 
Mr. Burnheimer was the town assessor for three years 
and post-master from ISGl to 188(3 and has held the same 
position since ISSO and still occupies it. 



BUILDERS ATTENTION. W. R. WAL- 
TER, Lumber Manufacturer. Pine. Spruce, Hemlock, 
etc. All dimensions to order. No. Waldoboro, Me. 
One branch of industry creates or keeps another, and 
they all tend to the prosperity of the town and the good 
of the country. Builders and carpenters use lumber for 
their houses and for this reason the saw mill has to be 
brought into u.«e. Prominent among those engaged in 

is line of business in North Waldoboro is Mr. W. R. 
Walter who has been carrying it on since 1889. The 
mill owned by this gentleman is located in a favorable 
position and driven by water power, and Mr. Walter is 
prepared to fill orders for lumber of all dimensions on 
reasonable terms. Frames sawed to order, Pine, Spruce 
and Hemlock boards and Shingles constantly on hand. 
Job planing and custom sawing is also done at short 
notice and moderate charges. Mr. Walter is a native of 
Waldoboro and during the time he has been in business 
here has made many friends and all he asks is to give 
him a trial and he will try to give satisfaction. Mr. 
Walter through the harvest season runs a threshing 
machine at his mill which draws trade from the surround- 
ing country eight to ten miles. 



JOHN BURNHEIMER, Dealer in Dry Good.s, 
Groceries, Crockery, Standard Medicines and Perfumery, 
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, etc.. North Waldo- 
boro, Me. It is by catering to family trade especially 
tliat Mr. John Burnheimer, dealer in fancy groceries, 
etc., has worked up the very liberal patronage which he 
now enjoys, and no one who has observed the methods 
by which this establishment has been advanced to its 
prominence can begrudge him the success attained, for 
it has been won, not by belittling competitors and 
seeking to injure any man, but by conscientious, intel- 
ligent and untiring work. Mr. Burnheimer is a native of 
Waldoboro, and started in this business in company 
with his brother in 1803, under the name of J. it J. 
Buruheimer. and so continued until 1S66, when the firm 
dissolved, and since then has carried the business on him- 
self. The premises located in this town comprise a 
store and basement inxoo feet in dimensions. Sufficient 
help is employed to enable him to fill all orders with 
celerity and accuracy. The stock on hand is a very full 
and varied one, consisting of dry goods, groceries, 
crockery, medicines and perfumery , ready-made clothing, 
hats, caps, and shoes, brushes and combs, stationery, 
cutlery and hardware, etc., all at prices to suit the 
times, and customers of this house can depend on get- 
ting a fair equivalent for their money, in the purchase of 
all commodities. Mr. Burnheimer was selectman for 
two years, and has been in the lumber business more or 
less since ISiil, and running a shingle and heading mill 
since lS8t). 




Mais Street, Damaeiscotta, Lookikg West. 

DAMARISCOTTA, NEWCASTLE, AND DAMARISCOTTA MILLS. 



The villages of Damariscotta, Is^ewcastle, and Damariscotta Mills are located in three different 
towns, and from a political point of view are entirely independent of one another, but commer- 
cially and socially they are closely connected, especially Newcastle and Damariscotta. which are 
spoken of as " the twin villages,"' and the reference is not inapt, for these villages were ■' born " 
or, in other words, were started at the same time ; they have experienced practically the same 
'■good times ■■ and -hard times :"" they gain or lose population and wealth in about the same 
amounts, and in short they are in nearly everything but name, one village, for although on op- 
posite sides of the Damariscotta Eiver they are connected by a free bridge, and one village is 
really a continuation of the other. The village of Damariscotta Mills is located in the town of 
Xobleborough — one of the two towns from which Damariscotta was formed — and is about two 
miles distant from the villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta, so it is not so intimately indenti- 
fied with them as they are with each other, but still its connection is sufficiently close to warrant 
its being grouped with them, especially as a better idea of each and all of these business centres 
can be given in that way than by treating of them separately. The three towns. Newcastle, 
Damariscotta and Nobleborough. occupy a position near the centre of Lincoln (?ounty and adjoin 
one another ; Newcastle being the westernmost and being bounded on the east by Damariscotta, 
whose southern line is practically a continuation of that of Newcastle, and by Nobleborough, 
lying to the north of Damariscotta and extending from a distance of about half its entire length 
beyond the northern line of Newcastle. 

Damariscotta Village is located in the northwestern part of the town of Damariscotta, on the 
eastern side and at the lower falls and head of navigation of the Damariscotta Eiver, some twelve 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



or fifteen miles from its mouth ; while Newcastle Village is located at about the middle of the 
eastern boundary of the tOM'n of Newcastle, directly opposite Damariscotta Village, and is, of 
course, also at the head of navigation. The villages are connected by a bridge some 175 feet long. 
The Damariscotta may appear small and unimportant when compared with such noble rivers 
as the Penobscot and the Kennebec, but it has played a most important part in the development of 




Main Street, Lookincj East, Damariscotta. 

this region and is well worthy of special mention, if only on account of its individuality and beauty, 
for it is in some i-espects a positively unique stream and presents many beauties peculiarly its own 
besides innumerable others which do not differ appreciably from those noticeable on some of 
Maine's other picturesque streams. The river is quite short considering the volume of water it 
discharges, for it rises in the town of Jefferson which adjoins Newcastle and Nobleborough on the 
north. This town is principally water, the greater part of its area being taken up by ponds of 
which by far the largest is Damariscotta Lake, the source of the Damariscotta River. This lake 
has an area of more than ten miles, and the scenery along and adjacent to its shores ranks with 
the finest in this part of the State, while the l)eauty and variety of the views obtained in journey- 
ing fi-om the lake to the sea can be appreciated only by actual inspection. But the Damariscotta 
would be a most interesting stream and attract many visitors even if it were totally devoid of 
beauty, and even as it is it attracts not a few who are so wrapped up in antiquarian pursuits as 
to be totally insensible to beauty of scenery, for just above Newcastle Village, on the northern 
shore of a peninsula extending into the river are the " oyster beds " or " shell heaps," as they are 
sometimes called, which are supposed to represent the accumulation of unnumbered ages, and 
which have bi-ought about the construction of many highly ingenious and complete theories, most 
of which, however, are more notable for ingenuity than plausibility. Some of these oyster shells 
are eight to ten inches in length, and the quantity deposited is simply enormous ; the bank of shells 
being about thirty feet deep and about the same number of feet in width in some places, and 
extending the entire length of the peninsula. " Mark Twain " says : " One of the great fascinations 
of science is that it yields such a wholesale return of conjecture for such a trifling investment of 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF DAMARISCOTTA. 97 

facts," and an example of this is afforded by these shell heaps, for on the simple foundation of 
the fact of their existence, some wonld-be scientists have erected stupendous castles of conjecture ; 
have peopled this region with a race of men as different from the Indians as the Indians were 
different from the whites, and have even gone so far as to describe the language of a people that 
never existed, save in the imagination of their creators. 

The fact is that nothing is positively known concerning the origin of these shell heaps, but it 
is supposed that they are from oysters taken from the adjoining salt water basin in the river 
by the Indians. 

One of the first questions to be asked now-a-days by those to whom a certain summer resort is 
being recommended is " how do you get there?" for if ordinarily "time is money," vacation 
time is a good deal more than money and is so precious indeed that few care to waste any more of 
it in traveling than can be avoided. The trip to Damariscotta from any point in the New England 
and Middle states can be quickly made, for the town is reached by the Knox & Lincoln Eailway, 
which extends from Bath to Rockland, connecting at the former place with steamer from Boston 
and with smaller steamers from local points ; also with the Maine Central system reaching to 
Portland and every portion of the state. Connection is made at Rockland with boats from Boston, 
Portland, Bangor and minor points, including the various Mount Desert ports and the towns and 
cities of Penobscot Bay and Eastern Maine and New Brunswick. One station answers for both 
Newcastle and Damariscotta Tillages ; it being located IS miles from Bath, 56 miles from Portland, 
and 32 miles from Rockland. The railway makes connection at Newcastle with daily stages for 
Bristol and Pemaquid. Damariscotta Mills is the first station beyond Newcastle towards Rockland 
and is 2 miles distant. 

There are a couple of hotels here, and also adequate hotel accommodations at Damariscotta, 
together with many comfortable and pleasant farm houses throughout this region, at which boarders 
are received. We have no idea of making this a " tourist's guide " or "a complete directory to 
the summer hotels and boarding houses of the Damariscotta section," so we will not particularize 
farther — suffice it to say the visitor may depend upon being lodged comfortably, fed abundantly 
and used fairly, and hence is not at all liable to regret coming here. But it is not as summer re- 
sorts that Newcastle and Damariscotta claim most attention, they depending upon manufacturing, 
agriculture and the various sea-faring occupations for their support, the "summer business " being 
but a side-issue of no great importance. The river forms a good harbor, and its shores near the 
villages are still largely utilized for ship building purposes, there being three ship yards on the 
Damariscotta side and two on the Newcastle side that are as a rule in use. Ship smiths, sail 
makers and boat builders are also to be found here, and Damariscotta is very widely and favor- 
ably known to sailors, ship masters and owners, many orders for repairing and not a few for 
building being placed here. There is a steam saw and grist mill at Damariscotta, various black- 
smith shops, etc., and at Newcastle there are several lumber mills together with other shops of 
minor importance. The most noteworthy single industrial establishment in town is located near 
Damariscotta Mills Post Office, and consists of the large and finely equipped works of the Diamond 
Watch Company. Perhaps some of our readers may have wondered how under the sun there can 
be a profit in retailing one hundred watches for less than a cent. Let them visit this factory and 
observe the astonishingly efficient machinery in operation, and they will wonder no longer. But 
the most important line of industry carried on in Newcastle and Damariscotta is brick making ; 
more concerns being engaged in this than in any other business. The soil of this territory consists 
largely of a clay loam, and in some places the clay deposit is admirably adapted for use in brick 
making. The brick produced here compare very favorably with brick of similar grade produced 
anywhere in New England, and although the business is of comparatively recent origin — that is 
to say, considering that the first settlement here was made some 250 years ago — it is very firmly 
established and is doubtless destined to continue to increase in magnitude and importance for 
many years to come. 
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



The villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta contain many heavily stocked stores, each of these 
villages being the centre of supply of the town in which it is located, and also drawing trade from 
adjacent towns. There are also some first-class mercantile establishments at Damariscotta Mills ; 

the residents of Nobleborough and vicinity buy- 
ing a large share of their supplies here. Both 
Xewcastle and Damariscotta possess a good 
national bank, so that the financial needs of the 
communities are excellently provided for; and so 
are the religious and educational needs; the 
churches and schools being worthy of the typical 
Kew England towns which support them. 

The associations are many in number and 
varied in kind, those of Damariscotta including 
a Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter, and the 
Damariscotta Masonic Relief Association ; also 
societies of the Knights of Honor, L^nited Order 
of the Golden Cross, and the Damariscotta Brass 
Band. The Newcastle associations comprise a 
Graud Army Post, Ladies' Relief Association, 
the Womans' Christian Temperance Union. No fair com- 




LiNCOLN Block, Damaeiscotta 



United Order of the Golden Cross, and 
parison of the population and valuation of Damariscotta Village, Newcastle Village and Damari- 
scotta Mills Village can be made, as the census figures apply to towns as a whole and not to their 
component villages, but as a matter or record it may be well to state that the census of 1S90 gives 
the town of Newcastle a population of 1282 and a valuation of 8773,647: gives the town of Damari- 
scotta a population of 1012 and a valuation of .8531,623, and gives the town of Nobleborough a 
population of 947 and a valuation of 8240,199. Damariscotta is the largest village in the three 
towns as it is the only notable village in the town of Damariscotta ; while Newcastle is but one 
(although by far the largest) of three villages in that town, and Damariscotta Mills is one of two 
villages in Nobleborough. 

The Damariscotta Herald was established in November, 1876, by E. E. and K. M. Dunbar, 
under the firm name of Dunbar Brothers, and has since been published by them. It was origin- 
ally a six-column folio, but has been enlarged at various times, its present size being a nine-column 
folio. It enjoys a substantial circulation throughout Lincoln county and beyond, while its adver- 
tising patronage is large and constant. The oflice does a job printing business exceeded by few 
local establishments in the State. 

The early history of this region is not to be clearly summarized in a page, and indeed more 
than one bulky volume has been written about it without exhausting the subject. It begins away 
back in the very first days of colonial history ; is complicated by charges and counter charges 
made by representatives of rival nations and by disputes and complications concerning land titles; 
is made exciting enough to stir the most jaded literary appetite by its reports of Indian forays and 
massacres, and contains material enough to afford the student of political history many hours of 
close and valuable study. The territory comprised within the three towns to which this sketch is 
devoted, together with that of several other towns, was originally included in the grant known as 
the " Pemaquid Patent," which was made by the Council of Plymouth (England) in 1629 to Robt. 
Aldsworth and Gyles Elbridge, merchants of Bristol, England. The patent covered the entire 
peninsula between the Damariscotta and Medomac rivers to the sea, including the Damarisco 
Islands, and all others within twenty-seven miles of the main land. This region had been visited 
by Gosnold, in 1602, and by DeMents, in 1605, and it has been claimed that settlements then 
existed here, but there is no evidence to support the claim although certain discoveries, as for 
instance the discovery of a stone pavement under several feet of earth at Pamaquid Point, have 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



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been cited as proofs that this country was inhabited by civilized people in pre-historic times. But 
probably the very earliest settlement was made about 1625 in the present town of Bristol, under 
an Indian title from the chief Samoset. The proprietors under the Pemaquid Patent made their 
first settlement on the peninsula on the east side of the Pemaquid Eiver, between its basin and St. 
John's Bay, and by 1632 there was a flourishing village at this point, containing a wooden fortress. 
The first settlement in what is now Damariscotta was made about 1640 by persons from the 
Pemaquid settlement, and at about the same time settlements were also made in the i^resent town 



1 




Main Street, Newcastle, Looking West. 



of Nobleborough. This entire territory was a favorite hunting and fishing resort of the Indians, 
and they stubbornlj" resisted the encroachments of the whites ; and during the times when France 
and England were at war they seized the opportunity to secure arms and supplies from the French 
and drive the settlers from this region. 

The first settlement in Newcastle was made at about the same time as that at Pemaquid, and 
one authority states that there were no less than fifty families settled here as early as 1630. The 
original settlement was made on a neck on the Sheepscot side of the peninsula, and the territory 
was some 100 rods in length and 92 rods in width ; a street running the whole length of the neck, 
and upon both sides of it at uniform distances were laid out two-acre lots for homesteads. Traces 
of cellars have l^een fonnd here, and the remains of a large reservoir have been discovered at a 
point near by. Easterly from the homestead lots were the farms, consisting of 100 acres each, and 
reached by a wood called the " King's Highway,'' which led also to the woods and the mill, the 
latter having been located on a stream called Mill Brook, about a mile from the settlement. The 
entire tract was commanded by a small fort, situated on the highest point, opposite the falls. But 
in spite of these preparations for defence the settlers were obliged to abandon the town when the 
first Indian was broke out, in 1675. At the time of the attack and massacre at Arrowsic in that 
year, a little girl escaped and fled through the woods ten miles to Newcastle, or Sheepscat as it 
was them called, giving the inhabitants a chance to save themselves by prompt action. It fortu- 



100 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF DAMARISCOTTA. 

uately happened that a ship which William Phips, a Bostou citizen and afterwards Governor of 
Massachusetts, had been building here was ready for sea, and instead of taking a cargo of lumber 
to Boston, as he had intended, he conveyed the settlers and their more portalile goods to a place of 
safety. The war was over and many inhabitants had returned bj- 167S, but the peace was not 
destined to be of long duration, for in 1688 the settlements throughout this region were again 
laid in ruins, and nearly thirty years passed before any attempt was made to restore them. The 
only exception was the settlement at Pemaquid Point, for, for various x-easons, this was considered 
by the French and the English governments to be of very considerable strategic importance, 
and hence was attacked and defended with much more zeal and perseverance than would other- 
wise have been manifested. So, although it was destroyed by the French and Indians in 1689, it 
was again occupied by the English in 1692, and a large stone fort was built, but in 1696 the place 
was again attacked by a strong force of French and Indians supplied with artillery, and the fort 
was surrendered after very little fighting. Efforts were made to re-commence settlement at New- 
castle in 1718, but it was not until after the rebuilding of the fort at Pemaquid, in 1729, that any 
jjermanent progress was made in civilizing this region. There seems to have been a strange 
fatality attending all attempts to fortify Pemaquid, for the first three forts there erected were 
destroyed by the enemy they were intended to repel, and the fourth and last was destroyed by the 
people of this region at the time of the Eevolution, for they did not feel strong enough to defend it, 
and did not want it to be occupied by the British. 

The town of Newcastle was incorporated in 1753, Bristol in 1765, Nobleborough in 1788, and 
Damariscotta in 1847, the latter town being made up of portions of Xoblebo rough and Bristol. 
Newcastle was so named in honor of the Duke of Newcastle, known as a friend to the American 
colonies ; Bristol was named after Bristol, England, the home of the original proprietors under the 
Pemaquid Patent ; Nobleborough was named for a son of the proprietor. Colonel Arthur Noble, 
who was killed while fighting the French at Midas, Nova Scotia, in 1717 ; and Damariscotta was 
named after Damarine, the Indian sachem of Sagadahoc, who was called by the English of his day 
" Eobin Hood," and who in popular traditions of this region figures under the name of "Scottie." 
The early development of these towns was greatly hindered, after the Indian troubles were all 
over, by disputes about land titles, and a great deal of litigation was gone through with before the 
matter was definitely settled. The conclusion of these suits and cross suits was arrived at about 
the time of the second war with England, from 1812 to 1815. The inhabitants of this section did 
their duty in the Eevolution, the war of 1812, and the Eebellion, and their record during the thirty 
years of profound peace that have followed that latest and greatest war of all is also one of which 
they have no reason to be ashamed, for it is that of an intelligent, industrious and law-abiding 
people, fully capable of taking care of themselves, and asking from the general government only 
that which is the birth-right of every American citizen — perfect equality before the law. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



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DEALERS IN 

DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, 

Carpetings, Cloaks, Hosiery, 
Gloves, Small Wares, Gents' Fur- 
nishings, etc. 

DAmAt^ISCOTTA, IVIE. 



It is a loug and tedious process to change old customs, and to overcome the effects of long established habits of 
thought, and hence there are many people wlio still adhere to the old belief that it is necessary to visit a large city 
in order to buy goods to the best advantage, although it has been demonstrated repeatedly that commodities for 
which there is a universal and constant demand, may be bought as cheaply from enterprising dealers, located in 
wide awake towns, as from even the lowest priced city houses, while the goods are much more apt to prove entirely 
satisfactory, as they are selected with especial care, owing to the fact they are intended for regular, instead of for 
transient trade; whereas the great city houses depend chiefly upon transient customers, and gain their profit from 
one or two transactions with each individual, instead of from a long series of sales resulting from methods which 
seek and secure the mutual advantage of dealer and customer. In the old stage-coach days, transportation was so 
slow, costly and limited in capacity, that mercliants a few hundred miles away from the great trade centres were 
of necessity "behind the times" in the styles of their goods, and were obliged to add a large percentage to their 
original cost in order to defray the expense of transportation; but this is the age of railroads and steamships, and 
to-day it costs less to ship a barrel of flour from Minnesota to New York, by rail, than to send it from one part of 
the city to another by express. But it is by no means necessary to refer to New York for an example of the 
advantages arising from present methods of transportation. Take the establishment conducted by Messrs. Alvan 
Hussey & Son, right here in Damariscotta ; note the magnitude and variety of the stock it contains; compare the 
styles offered with those offered in any city in Maine, Portland not excepted; carefully observe the quality of the 
goods ; learn the prices quoted on them, and then sum up the results of your investigations and you will find that 
here is a house carrying a stock of Dry Goods, Woolens, Carpetings, Cloaks, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Small 
Wares, Gents' Furnishings, etc., that w'ill not suffer at all by comparison with the stocks offered at the leading 
Portland stores, either as regards magnitude, completeness, or the dependable and fashionable character of the 
goods it comprises, and you will also find that quality for quality, the prices quoted by this representative concern 
average quite as low, if not lower, than those named at even the most prominent "bargain" stores in Maine's 
metropolis. And why should not Messrs. Alvan Hussey & Sou, be in a position to offer unsurpassed inducements? 
They carry on an enterprise inaugurated more than forty-live years ago, and are very widely and favorably known to 
manufacturers and jobbers, as well as to consumers; they are able to buy as low as any other house; they have 
long and varied experience to guide them ; their expenses are low, compared with those of firms doing an equally 
large business and located in the cities, and finally, they have a much more intimate and compreliensive knowledge 
of the special requirements of the residents of this town and vicinity than any city concern can possibly have. So 
reason and logic alone are enough to cause reflecting people to accept their inducements as unsurpassed, while 
those who hold to the good old rule, " seeing is believing," need only visit their store to obtain convincing evidence 
that exceptional value is there given for money received, especially as every article sold is fully guaranteed to 
prove precisely as represented. The premises occupied comprise one floor and a basement, of the dimensions of 
221x90 feet, and are conveniently arranged and fitted up. Employment is given to five efficient assistants, and callers 
are assured prompt and courteous attention at all times. Tliis representative business was founded in 1846 by 
Messrs. A. & G. A. Hussey, and in 18.52, passed into the possession of Mr. Alvan Hussey, who retained sole control 
for forty years, admitting Mr. Dwight A. Hussey to partnership in 1892, when the present firm-name was adopted, 
and the enterprise entered upon a new era, which it is to be hoped and expected will be in every way worthy of its 
honorable and successful past. 



IV. OMirvi>, 

Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER and 
PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES, EYE GLASSES, Etc. 



Watchmaker and Jeweller. 

MAINE HOTEL BLOCK, next door to First Natl Bank, DAMARISCOTTA, Me. 

The establishment located in the Maine Hotel Block, next door to First National Bank, occupies a prominent posi- 
tion among similar houses in this vicinity, and is one of the most complete and attractive stores of its kind in 
Damariscotta, and carries a reliable stock of goods embracing a fine variety of watches, clocks, jewelry, silver and 
plated ware, spectacles, eye glasses, etc. The store is 35x20 feet in dimensions. The proprietor, Mr. W. N. Child, 
is very well known and highly esteemed in this vicinity. He began operations here years ago, and has alvvays 
tried to carry on business to the satisfaction of his patrons, and from the amount of patronage now enjoyed, it is 
fair to presume he has succeeded. Special attention is paid to the cleaning and repairing of watches, clocks and 
jewelry, and the mostintricate job will be satisfactorily performed in a workmanlike manner at moderate rates. 
A good line of optical goods is carried in stock. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



C. E. WOODWARD, 



—DEALER IN— 




iGl f AllILY E 



iBBi 




TvTain Street, DANl ARISCOTTA, MB. 



E. W. DTJXBAE, Dealer in Books, Station- 
ery, AVall Paper, Pianos. Orgaus, and Sewing Machines, 
Daniariscottu, Me. It would certainly be an unpardon- 
able onimission did we fail to malie mention of the enter- 
prise carried on by Mr. E. W. Dunbar, located in this 
town, for this is a representative house of its kind, and 
ranks with the most prominent in this county. Oper- 
ations were begun by him in 1SG3. He is a native of 
Nobleboro, Me., where he was a selectman of the town, 
and also held the position of school committee man of 
that town for a period of about fifteen years, as well as 
several years on the Damariscotta committee after his 
removal here. He was a member of the legislature in 
1862, so is widely and well known. An extensive whole- 
sale and retail business is done in books, stationery and 
wall paper, and also in pianos, organs and sewing ma- 
chines. The premises occupied are 90x22 feet in dimen- 
sions. Associated with Mr. Dunbar in the management 
of the business are his sons, Mr. K. M. Dunbar and Mr. 
M. W. Dunbar, the two latter also having the manage- 
ment of the American Express and Western Union Tele- 
graph for this section. Mr. K. M. Dunbar is also con- 
nected with the Damariscotta Herald, has served on the 
board of selectmen of the town, was assistant secretary 
of the Maine senate from 1S85 to 1880, and is now secre- 
tary of that body. Where so varied a supply of articles 
Is carried it is impossible in a notice so brief, as the ex- 
egencies of space require this to be, to make proper 
detailed mention of the manj' commodities contained, 
but it may be said that whatever Mr. Dunbar offers to 
his customers is sure to be reliable and fully worth the 
price set upon it. Some beautiful patterns are shown in 
wall papers, and choice designs are offered at low prices. 



DR. W. H. WHITE, 



Denti/t. 



main Street, Dflmflf^ISCOTTfl. 



Appointments by mail promptly attended to. 



HEXRY A. SIDELIXGEE, Dealer in Fruit 
and Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Early Fruit, 
Vegetables and Berries a specialty. Oyster, Ice Cream 
and Dining Saloon in connection. Main Street. Damaris- 
cotta, Me. This establishment which ranks among the 
leading enterprises of its kind in this section of Damar- 
iscotta is one of the most popular. Fruit and confection- 
erj- of all kinds, also tobacco and cigars. This business 
was established in 1861, by .Tohn Burgess, and after 
several changes, came under the management of the 
present proprietor, Mr. Henry A. Sidelinger, and to 
his superior skill and able management, and untiring 
industry is due in a great measure the progress and suc- 
cess which has been attained during its career. The 
premises occupied on Main Street, is one floor 30x20 
feet, and part is used as an oyster, ice cream and dining 
saloon. Early fruit, berries, and vegetables are also 
handled largely. Large orders for families ; parties and 
churches are supplied at short notice, with ice cream, 
and all kinds of confectionery and cakes. Mr. Sidelin- 
ger is a native of this town, enterprising and energetic. 



FLIXT & STETSOX, Dealers in Fancy Gro- 
ceries, Corn, Flour and Feed, Foreign and Domestic 
Fruit, Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco, Fine Tea and 
Coffee a Specialty, Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine. 
Should a person thoroughly acquainted with the com- 
parative standing of the various business houses of this 
town be asked to name some of the leading grocery 
firms of Damariscotta, he would unquestionably include 
Messrs. Flint & Stetson in the list, for this concern have 
long held their present high position, and are generally 
conceded to have few, if any, rivals in their particular 
line. The reasons for this favorable judgment are not 
difficult to learn, for no one can visit their establishment 
without being impressed by the magnitude and variety 
of the stock carried, the dependable character of the 
goods, and the low prices quoted on the same, while the 
prompt and courteous attention extended to every caller 
is of itself enough to entitle this concern to favorable 
mention. The premises made use of comprise one store, 
two floors 70x25 feet, and storehouse two stories 90x25 
feet in size, all so situated that vessels can bring their 
cargoes right up to the wharf and unload and reload 
other goods, while a large wholesale and retail trade is 
done in fancy groceries, corn, flour and feed, foreign and 
domestic fruits, cigars and tobacco, fine teas and coflees 
being made a specialty. The lowest market prices are 
quoted, every article being warranted to prove as repre- 
sented. The members of this firm are both natives of 
this town, and began operations here in 1886, having 
bought out the business founded by Geo. W. Brown. 



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F. J. MERRILL, 

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 

Fornaoes, Stoves, Raqijes, 

TIN WARE OF ALL KINDS. 

Farming Utensils, Etc. 

Also Breeder of Fine Horses. ' 

Agent for the Celebrated Bucieye Mowing Machine. ;^- ' ) '(%, 

DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE. S^ 

The difference iu price between a stove that embodies all the latest improvements and one that contains but 
few or none of them is but small, comparatively speaking, but even if it were ten times as much as it is it would 
still be true economy to pay it, for a strictly first-class modern stove is so economical of fuel and is so easy to 
manage and so certain in its operation that it will soon pay for itself when it displaces a stove made in accordance 
with old ideas. In order to get the best stove for the least money j-ou must deal with the right party. Mr. F. J. 
Merrill is prepared to furnish the latest types of cooking and heating stoves at positively bottom prices, and to 
guarantee that they will do all that is claimed for them if used in accordance with directions. Mr. Merrill is a 
native of Livermore, Me., and needs no introduction to our Damarlscotta readers, he having carried on his present 
business since 1S79, when he succeeded T. J. Merrill, who established the business in Z830, it being one of the oldest 
and most reliable houses in the state, and the present proprietor is bound to keep up the reputation for honorable 
and square dealing so long accorded this establishment. He uses two floors 40x3-5 feet, and does both a wholesale 
and retail tr.ade in furnaces, stoves, ranges and tinware of all kinds, also farming utensils, etc., and agent for the 
celebrated "Buckeye Mower."' Mr. Merrill has been identified with many other enterprises, and one of which 
brings him prominently before the people of this section. That is as a breeder oC fine horses, he owning the 
stallion "Merrill," sired by Xelson (record 2.10). This colt attracted great attention at the state fair in Bangor in 
1890 as a yearling, winning the race, and in the third heat getting a record of 1.23^. Again in 1891, without work 
or proper training, showing quarters in 37 seconds. All communications addressed to Mr. Merrill given prompt 
attention. 





A. G. TURNER. 

ffiaii^ ^tiPeeli, BamapiSQSfefea, Me. 

MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN 

Muu, Tm^^, Travelling Bag?, Whip?, 
Hor'^e Blanl^et?, I(o1)b?, ^c. 

HARNESS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 

Economy is a virtue no doubt, but there is true and there is false economy, and that it is false economy to 
purchase inferior harness is a fact which deserves careful consideration. The market is flooded with "cheap" 
harness, many of which are so finished as to look all right, but good stock and thorough workmanship cost money, 
and neither of them are present in this kind of harness, as many purchasers have found to their sorrow. It is not 
necessary however to pay a fancy price in order to get a good article, and iu proof of this we would refer our 
readers to the establishment conducted by Mr. A. G. Turner on Main street, for here may be found a very desirable 
stock of light and heavy harness, warranted to give satisfaction in every respect and offered at uniformly moderate 
rates. Mr. Turner is a native of Maine. He occupies two floors 30x30 feet, with a manufacturing room 30s3.i feet 
in dimensions, and doing a large wholesale and retail trade in all kinds of harness and horse equipments, trunks, 
travelling bags, whips, etc. Mr. Turner has kept up the standard of his work for thirty one years, which speaks 
lor itself as being first class in every way. his goods going to all parts of the world, and an increase of orders show 
that first-class goods are appreciated. Four competent assistants are employed and orders are filled at short notice. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



MAINE HOTEL, 

SANBORN 6l JACOBS, Proprietors, 



MAIN STREET, 



i:>A.a>rA.ieiscoxTA., ivxiVi^vis. 



Hotels like individuals soon establish a character of their own in a community, and as the Maine Hotel has 
been in operation many years, its reputation has long since been infinitely fixed. This hotel is one of the oldest 
in the country, and contains accommodations for a good many guests. Messrs. Sanborn & Jacobs, the present 
proprietors, are both natives or this state, and assumed the management of the Maine Hotel in 1806, and ranli with 
the best known hotel proprietors in this vicinity, and as "practice makes perfect" it may safely be assumed that 
they have little to learn in connection with the business with which they have long been identified. Indeed the 
Maine Hotel is justly regarded by experienced travelers as one of the best managed hotels in the state, and it is 
often remarked' that its proprietors have successfully solved the difficult problem of making guests feel perfectly at 
home without sacrificing dignitv or propriety in the slightest degree. The house is a three story brick building. 
100x140 feet in size, and well furnished throughout, the rooms large and pleasant, while the terms are reasonable, 
and a good livery stable is run in connection with the hotel. Carriages run to all trains for the accommodation of 
passengers. 



w. -w. r> o r> a S2 . 




W.W.DODGE, 



— DEALER IN- 



MEN'S AND BOYS' 




FurnisWiig Goods, Hats 
and Caps, 

AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 

MAIN ST.. 
DAMARISCOTTA, ME. 



>d by Mr. AV. W. Dodge on Main St. is a very old stand indeed, though he only as- 

its ao-e its only recommendation we would not take up the time of our readers in 

c has to do with the live concerns of to-dav and not with the relics of a bye-gone 



The establishment conducted 
sumed control in 1889, and were 

writing about it, for this book .i.i= •.'^ «" ....... u..^ ..,- ^« -- -- --.■ ■-- „.,►..„_„ i,„;= f'.,iiTr 

period? Mr. Dodge does not depend upon the past to distinguish liis establishment: on the conti.ary he is fully 

alive to the demands of the present day, and ofters inducements to purchasers of men s and boys "-^'oth'ug. h.«^^^ 
caps and gents' furnishings, etc.. which are by no means easy to parallel elsewhere. The^^'^'^e wmprises one 
floor 00x20 feet in dimensions, and contains a stock which must truly be seen to be aPP^e^^ted, for it includes 
nothing but fresh and fasliionable goods selected expressly for the wants of the trade and sure to gi\e satisfaction, 
while the prices are "right" in every respect. 



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"'^nn 




J. L. CLIFFORD, 

Wholesale and Eetail Dealer in 

HARDWARE and CROCKERY, 

Silver Plated Ware, Lamps, 
FANCY GOODS, PAPER HANGINGS, CUTLERY, 

PAINTS. OILS, Etc. 

DAMARISCOTTA, - ■ MAINE. 



The enterprise carried oa by Mr. J. L. Clifford ia 
this town was inaugurated in ls~i by him, and has 
since built up a large and increasing trade. He fur- 
nishes employment to one competetit assistant, and 
hires none but thoroughly skilled men, who render 
prompt and accurate .service. Mr. Clifford deals in 
tiardware and crockerj-, silver plated ware, lamps, 
fancy woods, paper hangings, cutlery, paints, oils, 
etc., and conducts the representative establishment of 
this kind in Damariscotta. The premises occupied 
are two floors, 30x90 feet in dimensions, and a large 
retail trade is done, while the prices quoted on all 
goods are reasonable to a high degree, and all orders 
receive prompt and painstaking attention, so we take 
pleasure in recommending this establishment to the 
favorable consideration ot our readers. Mr. Clifford 
is a native of Edgecorab, in this state, and well known 
in this town. 



E. E. I'HILBROOK, Boots, Shoes aud Rub- 
bers, Damariscotta, Me. There is no single article of 
•dress which the average person exercises more care in 
•choosing than that of footwear, and there is excellent 
reason for this, for not only one's personal appearance, 
but one's comfort also is largely dependent upon the 
boots and shoes worn. Those who have made a study 
of the matter, assert that no two individuals' feet are ex- 
actly alike, there being certain peculiarities of shape in 
every instance, the same as there are certain peculiarities 
of feature which render every individual distinguishable 
from his fellows, and as this is the case it is evident that 
the only way to properly cater to all tastes and all re- 
quirements is to carry so large a stock that the most 
varying demands can be satisfied. In this connection 
we may properly call attention to the assortment offered 
by Mr. E. E. Philbrook of this town, for this is complete 
in every department, and is composed of the productions 
of the best equipped and most popular manufacturers. 
3Ir. Philbrook is a native of Waldoboro, Me., and this 
business was founded in 1882; three floors, 2.5x100 feet 
are occupied, and a large trade done in all kinds of boots, 
shoes and rubbers. 



utilized are located on Main Street, and are ii-tx.57 feet, 
and 40x40 feet, two floors and one store room, and the 
stock consists of choice family groceries, grain, teas, 
coffees, spices, extracts, tobacco, cigars, etc., all of 
which are carefully sell cted to meet the demands of a 
first-class family trade, and the articles composing it are 
in every case warranted to prove as represented. Entire 
satisfaction is guaranteed, employment being given to 
two well-informed assistants, and all orders are prompt- 
ly attended to. Mr. Gay has built up quite a wholesale 
as well as a retail trade. The tea, cofVee and spices 
handled by 3Ir. Gay will be found of uniformly superior 
quality. 



G. E. GAY, Dealer in Choice Family Grocer- 
ies, Grain, Teas, Coffees, Spices. Extracts, Tobacco, 
Spices, etc., Opposite Maine Hotel, Main Street, Damar- 
iscotta, Me. The grocery establishment conducted by 
Mr. G. E. Gay was founded in 18S2, by Messrs. Erskine 
-& Gay. The year following the latter firm dissolved, 
since when the present proprietor has had full manage- 
ment. Mr. Gay spares no pains to accommodate custom- 
ers, and makes a practice of selling reliable goods at fair 
prices. He is a native of this town and thoroughly 
acquainted with his business in every department, giv- 
ing it his close personal supervision. The premises 



R. C. CHAPMAN, Dentist, Main Street, 
Damariscotta, Me, It would be absurd to say that any 
dentist, no matter how skillful and careful, or how sup- 
plied with the latest improved appliances, can practice 
his profession without inflicting the least pain upon his 
patients, but that some are more successful in this re- 
spect than others, is a fact so obvious as to be known to 
all. For instance it is well understood in Damariscotta 
and vicinity that Dr. R. C. Chapman is one of the most 
gentle and successfu' operators to be found in this sec- 
tion, and it is al«o understood that this gentleman by no 
means interferes with the thoroughness with which his 
work is done, for on the contrary, by thus gaining the 
confidence of his patients he is enaliled to accomplish 
results which would otherwise be impossible. Dr. Chap- 
man is at the head of his profession, having been prac- 
ticing dentistry here since 1847. His rooms on Main 
Street are large and well fitted up for the comfort 
of his patrons. His facilities are such, that dentistry in 
all its branches can be successfully carried on in accord- 
ance with the most improved methods, and these facili- 
ties lessen the labor in doing a good piece of work while 
his charges are reasonable. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA. 




D. H. NORTHEY, 

MANIFACTI'REB AND DEALER IN 

TOP Rp OPEH BUGGIES, 

Road Carts and Sleighs, 

FUR AND LAP ROBES, 

Street and Stable Blankets, Harness and Whips, 

DANIARISCOTTA, NIE. 

Damariscotta ha* quite a reputation iu counectiou with tlie production of Wagons, Carriages and other vehicles' 
and by no means the least important among the manufacturers who have contributed to this reputation is Mr. D- 
H. Northey, whose repository and factory is located iu this town, and a space of two floors, 34x55 feet is occupied- 
Mr. Northey manufacturers and deals in top and open buggies, Concord and grocery wagons, road carts, and sleighs, 
building the latter to order, and also carrying a varied assortment in stock, at all times. He has every facility at 
hand to enable him to turn out first-class work at moderate cost, and as he employs only skilled help, is well pre- 
pared to fill orders for new work, and for repairing in all its branches, at very short notice. Carefully selected 
materials are used, and every precaution is taken to maintain the enviable reputation his productions have long held 
for streno'th and durability. Mr. Northey is a native of this state, and became identified with his present enterprise 
in 1S58, a'lid gives it his close personal attention. A fine stock of fur and lap robes, blankets, whips and harness are 
always on hand. 



Xj. k:. b o iT nsr e ^2-, 



DEALER IN 



MEAT, POULTRY, BUTTER, VEGETABLES, ETC. 



Old Stand of Amos Flye & Sox. 



DAMARISCOTTA. MAINE. 



It would probably be impossible to find an establishment more universally known in this town than that con 
ducted by Mr. L. K. Bonney, and the more thorough an investigation is made around town the more one is con- 
vinced in the idea that this enterprise ranks second to no other of a similar nature in Damariscotta and vicinity. It 
was inaugurated in 1861 by Charles Tukey, and after several changes passed into the hands of Amos Flye & Son. 
they being succeeded by the present proprietor, who is a native of Walpole, Mass. The business has not reached 
its present development and magnitude on account of good luck, but simply because the furnishing of uniformly 
superior articles at uniformly low prices is sure to result in the attainment of a large trade. The premises occupied 
are 80x20 feet in dimensions, and the stock handled includes meats, poultrj' and butter of all kinds, vegetables, etc. 
in their season. No pains are spared to maintain the high reputation which the establishment has long since been 
accorded and both as regards quality and price the articles handled will be found to give perfect satisfaction. 




iilflf E. If f Cilll 



MANUFACTURER OF 

Hand made Hat^ncsses 

OF ALL KINDS, AND DEALER IN 

SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, WHIPS, LAP ROBES, BLANKETS, HORSE 
BOOTS, COMBS, BRUSHES, Etc. Repairs promplly attended to. 

DAMARISCOTTA, ME. 

During the many years that Mr. Harvey R. Hutchins has carried on operations in this town, his productions have 
become so generally known aud so highly esteemed throughout this section, that nothing we can say concerning 
them will be news to our Damariscotta readers, but as this article will be read by many outside that town, we may 
say that the main distinguishing characteristic of the harness, etc., made by the party in question, is reliability. 
His goods prove just as represented, there is no guess work about the matter, they are carefully made from selected 
material, and hence will w^ear well, look well, and prove the cheapest to use iu the long run. The premises 
occupied is one floor, 25x25 feet in dimensions, and contain all necessary facilities for harness making which is done 
by skilled employees, while repairing of all kinds is promptly attended to, and a varied assortment of horse 
saddles, bridles, whips, lap robes, blankets, boots and brushes are kept in stock. The prices are uniformly 
moderate, and custom orders will be filled in a thoroughly workmanlike manner at short notice. Mr. Ilutchins is a 
native of Bristol, in this state. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA. 



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Z. B. OSGOOD, Photographer, Copying a 
Specialty, Damariscotta, Me. Even the most economic- 
ally disposed are not at all apt to begrudge the money 
expended for really satisfactory pliotogiaphs, but in- 
ferior work of this kind is so absolutely worthless that 
no matter whether one lias monej' .to spare or not he 
cannot aftbrd to place photographic orders without 
taking some pains to see that the}' are entrusted to com- 
petent hands. In photography as in about everything 
else, '•experience is the best teacher,"' and the fact th.at 
Mr. Z. B. Osgood has carried on the business since 1S7G, 
goes far to explain the uniform excellence of his work. 
He is a native of Bluehill. Maine, and is generally well 
known throughout this section. His studio is filled up 
with improved facilities for the carrying on of pho- 
tography in all its branches. Mr. Osgood makes a 
specialt}' of copying in crayon and ink, and mail orders 
are assured as prompt and careful attention as those 
given in person ; old pictures being ver.v carefully 
handled and returned uninjured in the least to their 
owners. He also carries a full stock of artists' photo- 
graphic materials, frames of all descriptions, etc. Mod- 
erate prices are quoted in every branch of photographic 
work, and satisfaction can be safely guaranteed. 




GEO. H. WEEKS, Hack, 

Lively and Boarding Stable, Elm 
Street, Damariscotta, Me. First 
I Class Double and Single Teams at 
Reasonable Prices. Particular at- 
tention given to furnishing Hacks 
for Funerals and Parties. It is our 
object in this work to write up the 
business career of the oldest resi- 
dents of tliis town, and in this connection we wish 
to draw the attention of our readers in a special 
manner to the gentleman whose card heads this 
sketch. Mr. Geo. H. Weeks Is a native of this 
town, and has carried on his present Livery Stable 
business since 18G4, and during that time has held 
several prominent public positions, among them select- 
man of the town and treasurer of various societies, so 
that he is held in high esteem by tlie community. The 
premises whicli he occupies on Elm street consists of a 
Stable S0x40 feet, and Carriage House 24x3G feet in di- 
mensions, affording room for the large business that is 
carried on, which is a hack, liverj' and boarding one. 
First class double and single teams are always on hand 
at reasonable prices, particular attention being given to 
furnishing hacks for funerals and parties, Mr. Weeks' 
accommodations being second to none for tlie care of 
boarding and transient horses. Hacks are at all trains. 
Competent assistants are always employed, so that 
horses are always well cared for. This is the oldest 
business concern in Damariscotta. 



A. B. GILPATRICK, Meats and Provisions, 
Damariscotta, Maine. This business was started in 
1882, the present proprietor buying out Mr. D. B. 
Erskine iu 189L The premises occupied comprise one 
floor 40x24 feet in size, affording ample room for the 
assortment of choice meats and provisions carried, which 
are as complete as could be desired, for Mr. Gilpatrick's 
long experience has made him perfectly familiar with 
the requirements of town trade and prepared iiim to 
cater to it witli the best possible advantage. Fresh and 
cured meats and provisions of all kinds can be found 
here, and the goods are sold as low as the lowest, liberal 
inducements to purchasers are offered, and every facility 
at hand to enable orders to be promptly filled. Mr. 
Gilpatrick makes a specialtj' of fresh and corned meats, 
both wholesale and retail, and does an extensive business 
Vn the season of buying and salting native pork, and 
always has a large supply on hand. AH orders promptly 
attended to. Mr. Gilpatrick is a native of Newcastle, 
and has held the position of superviser of schools, being 
well and favorably known in this vicinity. 




WM. METCALF, Livery and 
Hack Stables, also agent for Dr. Dan- 
iels" Horse Remedies, Damariscotta, 

. . -f-™ Me. In about every community there 

^iS«is«,'>i.o- jj .^ more or less brisk demand for 
single and double teams for business or pleasure pur- 
poses, and it is to be regretted that the demand is 
indiflerently catered to by a certain proportion of 
stable keepers, for, on account of the poor accom- 
modations oflered at some establishments of this 
kind, the general public have formed such an opinion of 
public stables that a "Livery Stable Team" is consid- 
ered as synonymous with a broken down horse and a more 
or less worthless carriage. There is no justice in judging 
every establishment by the policy followed in tlie man- 
agement of comparatively few, and certainly no com- 
petent judge can make use of the facilities provided by 
Mr. win. Metcalf, at his stable in this town, without 
conceding that " Livery Stable Teams " are by no means 
necessarily poor. This stable was started in 1882 by 
the present proprietor, who has constantly striven to 
improve the service rendered. The premises occupied 
comprise two floors, 40x70 feet, giving accommodation 
for a number of horses and carriages. An extensive 
livery and hack business is carried on, while every order 
is assured prompt and careful attention. Mr. Sletcalf 
is also agent for Dr. Daniels" warranted medicines for 
horses, which he has on hand and for sale at all times. 
Horse liniment, colic cure, fever drops, hoof grower, 
powders, etc. These medicines are considered among 
the best known for horses and cattle. ! 



108 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF DAMARISCOTTA MILLS. 



J. wr. HiVOGE^Oi^'r, 

— DEAI.KR IN — 

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, DRY and FANCY GOODS, 



Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Flour and Grain, Wholesale and Retail. 

DAMARISCOTTA MILLS, MAINE. 



The enterprise conducted by Mr. J. W. Haggett in our town was founded by him in 1SS8. He is a native of 
Edgecomb, Me., and ranljs with tlie first of Damariscotta Mills business men. As can be seen by the enumeration 
of the many diflerent articles and goods he carries, he must have very spacious premises to accommodate such a 
large stock. He occupies two floors and a basement 30sG0 feet in dimensions, all of which is utilized to its fullest 
capacity, while the stock carried comprises choice groceries and provisions, dry and fancy goods, boots, shoes and 
rubbers, flour and grain, all being sold at wholesale and retail and at the lowest market prices. Alert and courte- 
ous assistants are always in attendance and patrons receive prompt and courteous attention. The long continuance 
in business speaks volumes for the reliability of this establishment as well as for its reputation. 



J. S. HAEEIS, Groceries, Flour, Meats, 
Fish, Gents' Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Hats and 
Caps, Patent Medicine, Tobacco and Cigars, and Con- 
fectionery, Damariscotta Mills, Me. An enterprise 
which has been in continuous and successful operation 
for a good many years is certainly entitled to a leading 
position among the representative commercial under- 
takings carried on in Damariscotta Mills, especially 
when, as is the case with that conducted by Mr. J. S. 
Harris, it has an unsurpassed reputation for the reliabil- 
ity and efficiency of the methods employed in the man- 
■agement. The enterprise to which we have reference 
was inaugurated in 1880, by Mr. J. S. Harris, and in 
18SS, came under the control of Mr. R. C. Boyington, 
the present proprietor assuming sole control again in 
1889. He is a native of Newburyport, Mass., and is too 
generally known throughout this town and vicinity to 
render extended personal mention necessary. Mr. ilar- 
ris is a grocer, and a dealer in flour, meats, fish, gents' 
furnishings, boots and shoes, hats and caps, tobacco and 
cigars, patent medicines, also confectionery. He utilizes 
a store covering an area of 720 square feet, and carries a 
large and varied stock, and is prepared to furnish any- 
thing in his line in quantities to suit at short notice, and 
at low rates, the quality of the supplies being guaranteed 
in every case to prove as represented, for the assortment 
of family groceries, flour, meats, fish, gents' furnishings, 
boots and shoes, hats and caps, tobacco and cigars, 
patent medicines, and confectionery is very complete 
and desirable, and the service prompt and efficient at 
all times. 



J. E. MULLIGAN, & CO., Dealers in General 
Merchandise, Damariscotta Mills, Me. Premises compris- 
ing one store with a wing 32x44 feet and 20x30 feet in di- 
mensions can accomodate a very heavy stock, and the 
fact that this is the capacity of the premises utilized by 
Messrs. J. E. Mulligan & Co., and that practically all 
the available space is made use of demonstrates beyond 
the further statement that the assortment of goods they 
ofl'er is very complete. It is also varied, for they deal in 
general merchandise, and carry full lines of Groceries, 
Flour and Grain, Boots and Shoes in full assortment, 
styles and sizes, and other commodities too numerous to 
mention. This business was founded in 1S7S, coming 
under the control of the present proprietors in 18S9. Mr. 
Mulligan is a native of Xobleboro, Maine ; his business 
policy is as simple as it is popular, it being to give full 
value for money received. Of course careful manage- 



ment is necessary to do so, but Mr. Mulligan is a close 
and careful buyer, and thus able to quote lowest 
prices. 



ABIEL McCURDA, Dealer in Fancy Gro- 
ceries, Provisions, Grain, Crockery, Glassware, Confec- 
tionery, Tobacco, &c., Damariscotta Mills, Me. Despite 
the many grocery and provision stores that are to be 
found in "Damariscotta Mills and vicinity, there are none 
too many establishments of the kind where the goods 
furnished and the service rendered are uniformly satis- 
factory, and that conducted by Mr. Abiel McCurda in 
this tow a is worthy of prominent mention among those 
of which this can be truthfully said, for Mr. McCurda 
has both the facilities and the disposition to fully satisfy 
every reasonable customer, and the extent of his business 
shows that this fact is generally appreciated by the pur- 
chasing public. The undertaking carried on by him was 
founded a number of years ago, by Warren Tomlinson, 
who, in 1887, sold the business to the present proprietor. 
A heavy and complete stock is carried, comprising fancy 
groceries, provisions, grain, crockery, glassware, con- 
fectionery and tobacco, etc. Employment is given to 
one assistant, and callers are assured prompt and polite 
attention, the lowest rates being quoted. 

M. H. MULLIGAN & CO., Dealers in Dry 
Goods, Boots & Shoes, Damariscotta Mills, Me. It is a 
curious fact that the development of trade in the larger 
cities is bringing about a condition of things somewhat 
similar to that noticeable in all towns, for "general 
stores '' are becoming more popular in New York, 
Boston, and other great cities every year. In our opin- 
ion the chief reason for this is to be found in the con- 
venience of doing all your " shopping " at one establish- 
ment. Take for instance such a store as that conducted 
by M. H. Mulligan it Co., and reckon up how few com- 
modities there are which cannot be bought there. The 
establi.shment in question was founded in ISSS, by the 
present proprietors, who are natives of Xobleboro, and 
well known and highly esteemed in this vicinity. They 
cater to all classes of customers, and it is but simple 
justice to say that they succeed admirably in accomplish- 
ing the task. The premises are centrally located, and 
measure 50x20 feet in size, while the stock is so varied 
and extensive that it is no easy matter to "keep track" 
of each of the kind of goods comprising it. Dry goods 
of all kinds, boots and shoes, etc., and other things 
usually to be found in a first class store. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF NEWCASTLE. 



10» 



F. D. Mi|R(3H \ popl^, 

Marble and Granite Works. 

* ■ ^i 

MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS, 
Tablets, Headstones, Curbing, &e. 
HEWCASTLiE, IVIE. 

One of the oldest established business enterprises of the kind in the state is that conducted by Messrs. F. D. 
March and Sons, for it was founded in 1807 by the senior member of this firm, who are manufacturers of Marble 
and Granite Monuments, Tablets, Headstones, etc., of every description, and can furnish them in Italian and 
American Marble, and Scotch and American Granite. Curbing will also be furnished at short notice, and at the 
lowest market rates. They are sole agents in Knox and Lincoln counties for the famous Bed Beech Granite 
monuments and tablets, in which they do an extensive business. They also offer a great variety of designs to 
choose from, ranging from the simplest to the most elaborate, and thus are in a position to suit all tastes as well as 
all purses. The premises utilized cover two floors, 2.5x50 feet in dimensions, and callers are assured prompt and 
courteous attention, estimates and information being cheerfully given, the work turned out being equal to the 
best, and inferior to none. 




Eureka liaundry, 

NEWCASTLE, MAINE. 
P. L. TOMLINSON, Proprietor. 

There are many people who object to having washing 
done at home, and yet do not feel disposed to entrust 
their linen to public laundries, but there is no more 
necessity of having your clothes injured at a laundry 
than there is of having them done up at home, for "The 
Eureka Laundry," now run by Mr. P. L. Tomlinson, in 
this town, does careful work and avoids injurj' to the 
most delicate fabric. Mr. Tomlinson has conducted his 
present enterprise since 18SS, and has built up a thriving 
business, employment being given to only thoroughly 
experienced assistants. Tlie uniform superiorit}' of the 
work turned out at this establishment is evident to the 
most fastidious. Laundry work of all kinds is done at 
short notice, and work is called for and delivered 
promptly, as promised. Laundry sent by rail, stage or 
otherwise given prompt attention and returned in short 
order, while the prices are so low that all can afford to 
take advantage of the opportunities affered. Mr. Tom- 
linson is a native of this town and well known through- 
out this vicinity. All work guaranteed satisfactory. 



THOMAS E. GAY & SON, Dealers in Gro- 
ceries, Feed and Provisions, Xewcastle, Me. The ad- 
vantages derived from buying of specialists are doubtless 
often exaggerated, and indeed it is probable that in the 
case of some commodities a general trader is able to- 
offer inducements fully equal to those extended by a 
dealer who handles the articles in question exclusively, 
but among these commodities, groceries, feed and pro- 
visions cannot properly be included, for practical ex- 
perience teaches that one who confines himself to this 
branch of trade is really in a position to give better value 
for money received than would otherwise be possible. 
One need not go outside of Xewcastle to find convincing^ 
example of the truth of this statement, and as satis- 
factory an example as could be wished for is that afforded 
by the advantages offered in connection with the enter- 
prise conducted by Mr. Thos. E. Gay & Son. These 
gentlemen are among the most experienced dealers in 
groceries, feed and provisions to be found in this vicin- 
ity. This business was established in 1877, by Thos. E. 
Gay, the senior of the present firm, which was organized 
during the year 1891, and is now Thos. E. Gay & Son. 
The premises occupied are one store and basement 50x25- 
with a storehouse on the wharf, two floors 25x30 feet in. 
dimensions. 



AUSTIN HALL, Dealer in Lumber of all 
kinds. Doors, Sash and Blinds, Newcastle, Me. The 
well known house of Austin Hall, in this towu was 
started by him in 1875. This is the representative enter- 
prise of its kind in Newcastle, men and horses being 
employed to dispatch the ordinary run of business. 
The premises occupied are two floors 50x20 feet, together 
with sheds for the storage of lumber, 28x00 feet in di- 
mensions, three floors, while a large trade is done in all 
kinds of lumber and wood, all sorts of both hard and 
soft for building purposes are carried in stock, and con- 
tractors are invited to inspect the quality and see for 
themselves that inducements are truly offered by Mr. Hall 
on the lumber question ; doors, sash and blinds form 
into the procession also, for a goodly stock of these can 
be found on hand and made to order at low rates. Mr. 
Hall is a native of Nobleboro, and we do not exaggerate 
his standing, or his goods. 



A. H. LAILEE, Meats and Vegetables,. 
Wholesale and Retail, at end of bridge, Newcastle, Me. 
Mr. A. H. Lailer has carried on his present enterprise 
since 1883, but his business experience is much more ex- 
tended than this fact would seem to indicate, though he 
has had an opportunity to become familiar with the 
needs of the residents of this town. He is a native of 
Damariscotta, and the premises now occupied are one 
floor, 20x22 feet in dimensions, and carries a very exten- 
sive and carefully chosen stock, made up of fresh, salted, 
smoked and pickled meats of all kinds, and vegetables in 
their season. The assortment is certain, varied and 
complete enough to admit of all tastes and all purses 
being suited, and as competent assistants are employed, 
prompt and careful attention is assured to every caller. 
Mr. Lailer carefully supervises all parts of his business, 
and is ever on the lookout to improve the service ren- 
dered, as he knows what is beneficial to his customers- 
can't tail to advance his own interests. 



110 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF NEWCASTLE. 



S. D. WTMAIT (& SOU, 

UNDERTAKERS, 

AND DEALERS IN FURNITURE, FEATHERS AND MATTRESSES, 

NEWCASTLE, MAINE; 

The furnishing of a house may be a difficult or an easy matter, according to the manner in which it is undertalsen, 
and if any of our readers have such a tasli to perform, we can give them no better advice than to go directly to the 
establishment conducted by Messrs. S. D. VVyman & Son, in this town, and choose from the extensive and varied 
stock there offered. By so doing they are assured ; first, that they will have a full assortment including the very 
latest and most desirable novelties to select from, second, that the goods will prove precisely as represented in every 
instance, and third, that the prices paid will be as low as are quoted by anv dealer, oq articles of equal merit. Mr. 
Wyraan began business in 1851, and in 1884, associated himself with his son, uuder the present style of S. D. 
Wyman & Son. The premises occupy three floors, covering 10,000 square feet, affording room for tlie stock of 
Furniture, Feathers, Mattresses and Undertakers supplies carried. Undertakiug is also one of the branches of 
business carried on by this house, and since 1851, has steadily grown, but they have kept pace, and now carry the 
largest stock of undertaker's supplies in the county, and few", if any, carr v as "laige in the state. They are prepared 
to furnish undertakers supplies at short notice, or take full charge of funerals, they having three hearses. Low 
prices are quoted on all grades of furniture, supplies, etc., etc. 

MISS VINNEE BARKER, Dress Maker, ELISHA PIXKHAM, Tiu Ware aud Stoves, 
Newcastle, Me. Many a lady has learnt from experience at end of bridge, Newcastle, Me. The enterprise con- 
that it is the truest economy lo obtain the services of an ducted by Mr. Elisha Pinkham, in this town was in- 
experienced and skilful dressmaker when her wardrobe augurated bv him in 1800. As a tin ware aud stove es- 
is to be replenished, for time, trouble and money may be tablishment'it may be ranked with the best of its kind 
saved by so doing, and the results attained will be far in Newcastle. Mr. Pinkham is a practical man himself, 
more satisfactory in every way than would be the case and having made his life work of this business is now 
were skilled assistance dispensed with. Of course there better than ever prepared to execute first class work in 
are some dressmakers, particularly in the cities, who are every particular. Within the past few years there have 
so exorbitant in their demands that none but the rich taken place many strides of progress in this trade; some 
can aflbrd to employ them, but high charges are by no have kept pace, others have not. It remains for the 
means a sure proof of merit, and those who have done public to inquire who are tlie good and reliable men of 
business with Miss Vinnee Barker, know that reasonable the day. We can help them in their search, for we 
j)rices and first-class work sometimes go together. This know Mr. Pinkham's abilities aud facilities for doing 
lady is a native of Bristol, Me., the premises which first class work, we know he employs none but compe- 
she occupies are 35x22 feet in size, and are very tent and skilled workmen, and that all orders entrusted 
conveniently and suitably fitted up for her business. to his care will receive attention. All kinds of tin work 
Dressmaking orders are assured prompt and careful at- is done, and the premises made use of comprise one 
tention, no pains being spared to deliver them promptly store 22x22 feet, and a workshop 22x16 feet in dimen- 
at the time promised, while the character of the work is sions. Stoves of all ki nds are kept in stock, aud the 
such that we have no hesitation in guaranteeing satis- prices are consistant with the usage of good materials 
faction to all customers. aud skilled labor, and all orders are respectfully solicted. 




WISCASSET. 



The main out-lines of the history of Wiscasset's career can be given in very few words, 
but in order to j^roperly fill out those outlines ; to tell plainly and clearly why the town has been 
what it has been, and is what it is, would require words enough to fill a bulky volume, and even 
then the subject could not be considered in anything like detail, for Wiscasset's history begins 
away back in the seventeenth century, and is so intimately commingled with the history of the 
other New England colonial towns and of the mother country that it would not be at all difficult to 
collect a large library of books bearing directly upon it. 

The town was first settled in 1660 ; the settlements were abandoned on account of Indian 
troubles in 167G ; the work of settlement was resumed in 1730 ; the territory comprised within the 
present towns of Wiscasset, Dresden, Alva, and Perkins was incorporated as Pownalborough in 
1760 ; Alva and Dresden (the latter including the present town of Perkins) were set apart from 
Pownalborough in 1794, and the latter name was changed to Wiscasset in 1802. These events 
with their attendant dates form then, as it were, the main beams and timbers in the frame-work 
of Wiscasset's history. 

The golden age of the town began immediately after the Revolution and no better picture of it 
can be given in few words than is presented in the following brief extract from the admirable 
historical address delivered by Benjamin F. Smith, Esq., at Wiscasset, July fourth, 1876 — the 
centennial anniversary of the issuance of the declaration of independence : 

"From the time of the ratification of ijeace with England until the beginning of the war of 1812 
Wiscasset enjoyed her greatest commercial prospei'ity. Her harbor was filled with ships from all 
climes. Ship building was carried on extensively. Immense rafts of logs came from the Kennebec 
and Sheepscot from as far as Whitefield, and there were many saw mills on the river and brooks in 
the vicinity. There was a great and increasing trade with the West Indies and southern ports, 



112 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WISCASSET. 

and vast quantities of timber, pine, oak, beech and maple, made into masts, spars, laths, planks,, 
boards and shingles, were exported yearly to Great Britain and Ireland, and brought back goods- 
and gold to the great profit of her merchants, lumbermen and ship owners. The Lincoln and 
Kennebec Bank, incorporated June 22, 1810, with a capital of !?2(t0,000, and the Wiscasset Bank, 
incorporated June 23, 1811, with a capital of 1250,000 in gold, were required by the increasing 
business of those days. Wharves, stores, and warehouses were built, and the " Proprietors of 
Union Wharf "' organized under the general law, March 1, 1802, then commenced the construction 
of a great wharf, of which a small part, the pier only, was finished, we behold all along the shore 
to-day sad evidences in the ruined wharves, of our former greatness and progress. The need of 
more improved facilities for intercommunication was recognized by the incorporation in 1803, of 
the " Wiscasset and Augusta Turnpike Company," and the " Wiscasset and Woolwich Turnpike 
Company," and in 1804 of the "Wiscasset and Dresden Turnpike Company." The introduction 
of pure water for the inhabitants and for ship use was accomi^lished by the Wiscasset Aqueduct 
Company, organized in 1803 ; the water being brought from Ward's Brook through cedar ducts 
that terminated on the shore near the Custom House. It was a time of great architectiiral im- 
provement and adornment, of which the disastrous fire of October 9, 1866, destroyed so many 
grand evidences, the " Belle Haven Hotel," built in 1811 as a private residence by Captain 
William Nickels being the most marked one remaining. Eeligious, educational and benevolent 
interests advanced commensurately with the general i^rosperity. In those days succeeding the 
Eevolution, Wiscasset was famed far and wide for genial and princely hospitality, and (a reputa- 
that has not yet deserted her) for her social circles, her well conducted assemblies, and the 
beauty of her girls." 

And now let the same pen that portrayed in the above words the enterprise, energy and hos- 
pitality of Wiscasset during her days of commercial supremacy, sketch the causes of her loss of 
business and touch upon her condition shortly after those causes began to take effect : " But the 
prosperity of the period was not long continued. Hostilities between England and France rendered 
even neutral commerce on the seas dangerous. The embargo and subsequent war fell with par- 
alyzing effect upon the commerce of the nation, especially upon that of this young and busy 
metropolis of the Bast. Though non-intercourse was sometimes suspended, enabling our mer- 
chants to clear lumber laden vessels for foreign ports, the effect of the law was utterly disastrous. 
Vessels were confined in port ; seamen were thrown out of employment ; lumber found no sale ; 
timber designed for exportation remained upon the shores, landings, or in the holds of vessels, and 
a general embarrassment and stagnation of business ensued." Thus it appears that Wiscasset's 
rapid and constant development during her period of prosperity was due to her great natural 
advantages, as a seaport, as a ship building centre and as a lumber manufacturing centre ; and that 
the virtual destruction of her important interests was brought about by laws that suddenly ren- 
dered these advantages of no utility and by international complications that rendered foreign com- 
merce so uncertain and dangerous as to be utterly unprofitable. 

" Eevolutions never move backward," and it would be absurd to expect a return to the days 
when wooden ship building was an immense and profitable industry and when the shores of the 
Kennebec, Sheepscot and tributary streams were covered with a heavy growth of merchantable 
timber, but it would be even more absurd to assume that because the exact conditions attending 
Wiscasset's prosperity cannot be rej)eated it is hopeless to look for a repetition of that prosperity. 
No two men ever amassed wealth in precisely the same way ; no two cities or towns ever gained 
prominence under exactly the same conditions, and the high confidence which so many of Wis- 
casset's residents have in a prosperous future for the town is not based upon foolish dreams of a 
revival of past conditions but upon the solid bed-rock of favorable location, an industrious, 
prudent population, intelligent enough to have regard for the future without neglecting the 
present, and ready to do their part in the advancement of the common welfare. The most note 
worthy of Wiscasset's natural advantages is her magnificent harbor — one of the best on the coast 



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of the United States. Although 14 miles from the sea it uever freezes and has remained open and 
perfectly accessible at times ^vheu Boston inner harbor was frozen over solid. The largest ships 
can come in and anchor here any day in the year, and there is room enough to enable one hundred 
vessels of the largest size to anchor at once in from 12 to 20 fathoms of water. The harbor is 




South Side :Main" Stbeet, and Toll Beidge. 



perfectly safe under all conditions of weather and the shores are of such a character that even the 
great wharves demanded by modern vessels could be constructed at comparatively modei-ate 
expense. Such exceptional advantages as these were not made to be wasted ; the time for a 
utilization of them on a scale commensurate with their magnitude will surely come sooner or later, 
and whether it be brought about by the connection of Quebec and "Wiscasset by rail, by way of 
Point Levi, thus making Wiscasset an entrepot between England and the Canada by a shorter 
route than would be afforded by any other port : or iu some other way not as yet proposed, cer- 
tain it is that the magnificent harbor of Wiscasset will some time yield its full measure of useful- 
ness to mankind, and when that time shall have arrived the town cannot fail to profit so greatly 
by the utilization of its resources as to fully redeem the grand promise of its early days. 

^fore can be learned by an examination of a map. concerning the location of the town and its 
relations with the great rivers, cities, and manufacturing centres of Maine and of New England, 
than by pages of description, but brief mention of the situation, boundaries, etc., of Wiscasset may 
be of some value to those not having maps available. 

The town is located on the Sheepscot Eiver, in the southwestern iiart of Lincoln County, and 
an enlargement of the river, known as Wiscasset Bay. occupies about one-third of the eastern side 
of Wiscasset and furnishes the harbor of which mention has been made. The town is bounded on 
the north by Alva : on the east by Newcastle, EdgecomI) and Westport, (the latter town occupying 
an island in the Sheepscot River), and on the west by Woolwich and Dresden. The Village of 
Wiscasset is in the southern part of the township, on Wiscasset Bay and near the Woolwich line. 
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WISCASSET. 




North Side Main Street, Wiscasset 



It is distant eleven miles from Bath via the Knox & Lincoln Railway, and is 49 miles from Port- 
land and 39 miles from Rockland, the eartern terminns of the railroad. There are stages daily to 
Sheepscot Bridge, Boothbay and Hodgdon's Mills ; and daring the winter there is daily steam- 
boat communication with Boothbay. There is a tri-weekly steamboat line from Portland to 
Boothbay, where connection is made during the summer with stage, and during the winter with 

boat, for Wiscasset. Anoth- 
er and very delightful way to 
reach Wiscasset in summer, 
is by steamer from Boston to 
Bath or by rail from Portland 
to Bath ; thence by small 
steamer to Boothbay and 
thence to Wiscasset by stage. 
The steamboat ride from Bath 
to Boothbay is charmingly 
picturesque and varied, and 
affords one of the most de- 
lightful excursions that can 
be imagined. 

The principal industries of 
Wiscasset are ship building, 
long and short lumber manu- 
facturing, brick making, sail, 
tent and awning manufactur- 
ing, among the older established business ; while those of comparatively recent origin that give 
most promise of steady and pronounced development are kindling wood making and baled sawdust 
manufacturing ; both of these being carried on by the use of modern improved machinery and 
being produced in large quantities at a cost that augurs well for the ability of their projectors 
to meet all competition. It is not just accurate to number ice dealers among manufacturers, but 
as those of Wiscasset cut and store the ice they handle they are something more than mer- 
chants, and so, perhaps, should be a given a place between merchants and manufacturers. At 
all events they handle a great deal of ice of excellent quality, and the magnificent shipping facili- 
ties of the neighborhood enable them to load the largest vessels directly from the ice houses. 

The stores of the town are many and varied and the village is one of the most popular pur- 
chasing centres in this vicinity, and is also the financial centre of this region, for it contains two 
financial institutions of the highest standing : the First National Bank, with a capital of 
$100,000, and the Wiscasset Savings Bank, which holds deposits aggregating about $214,000 and 
has a surplus over all liabilities, which approximates 134,000. Another valuable institution is 
the Wiscasset Loan and Building Association, which is doing excellent work of a kind that is 
of the greatest possible benefit to the community. 

Among the notable associations not of a financial character are the Wiscasset Board of Trade j 
the Wiscasset Library (social) established 1799, and containing about 1,300 volumes ; the Wis- 
casset Fire Society, organized in 1801 ; the Wiscasset Cornet Band and Orchestra ; Lincoln Lodge 
of Masons ; New Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter ; Arambec Lodge of Odd Fellows, and Star 
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The church societies rei^rescnt the Episcopal, Congregationalist, and 
Methodist denominations ; and the educational facilities are very good and include a well-managed 
high school. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WISCASSET. 




JOHN C. BUDD, 

DEALER IN 

Fancy Groceries, Teas, Coffees and Spices, 

CONFECTIONERY, CIGARS AND TOBACCO; 

Also a Full Line of Crockery and Glassware, Nails, Haying 
Tools, Fence Wire and Gutters, 

WISCASSKT, ME. 

There is no question whatever concerning the right of the enterprise conducted by Mr. .John C. Budd to a 
prominent position in a list of Wiscassefs representative mercantile undertakings, for both the magnitude and the 
character of his business are such as to make it a leader in its special line. Mr. Budd was born in Lower Canada, 
but like many other foreign born citizens of the United States, he set the natives of this country a worthy example 
by fighting manfully for the Union during the rebellion, he serving as master's mate on the flagship of the 
Mississippi squadron, and seeing much active service. Since he began operation in this town he has done much to 
promote its interests, and is widely and favorably known throughout this region in both business and social circles. 
Mr. Budd is a very extensive dealer in fancy groceries, teas, coffees and spices, confectionery, cigars and tobacco 
and also deals very largely in more bulky commodities, as, for instance, crockery and glassware, nails, haying and 
general farming tools, fence wire and gutters, flour, sugar, etc. He sells both at wholesale and retail, and has 
repeatedly proved his ability to easily meet all honorable competition by quoting the very lowest market prices oa 
goods of standard and guaranteed merit. An immense stock is carried, and the premises utilized are correspond- 
ingly extensive, they including a main building, comprising two floors measuring 24x40 feet, a one story ell 
measuring 20x40 feet, a two story storehouse 24x40 feet in size, three smaller buildings, and a two story storehouse 
measuring 40x00 feet, located on Johnson's wharf, and used for the storage of the heavier goods. Employment is 
given to six assistants, and in spite of the magnitude of the business, all orders are assured prompt and careful 
attention. 

F. E. JOHflSOfl, 
APOTHECA R Y 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN 

PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND BRUSHES. 

F. E. Johnson is considered to be the leading apothecary in this section, having had an experience of twenty- 
five years in Boston, Mass., and Augusta, Me. He makes a specialty of the compounding of physicians' prescrip- 
tions; he also carries in stock all the popular patent medicines, together with as full a line of pure drugs, 
chemicals and toilet articles as you will find in many first class drug stores in large cities and at much lower prices. 
He is also the manufacturer of some of the most reliable preparations on the market. A trial bottle will convince 
the most skeptical of the merit of Johnson's Liver Invigor.ator and Blood Purifier, and enable everyone to test its 
wonderful power in renovating and enriching the blood and giving an appetite and tone to the stomach, and for 
a permanent cure for Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Constipation, Kidney Diseases, Headache, Loss of Appetite, 
Palpitation and Spasms of the Heart, Faintness at the Stomach, General Debility and all diseases arising from an 
impure state or low condition of the blood. Compounded from Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, Dandelion Root, 
Peruvian Bark, Black Cherry, Gold Thread, and others, comprising the best roots and barks in the world, combined 
w itli Iodide of Potassium ; the best alterative tonic and blood purifier in the world. Thousands of testimonials can be 
furnished as to the efficacy of this preparation. I'repared only by F. E. Johnson, Apothecary, Wiscasset, Me. 
Price 7.5 cents per bottle. In addition to his drug business he carries on a wholesale and retail trade in Paints, 
Oils and Varnishes, and is prepared to furnish the productions of the most reliable houses, of strictly pure white 
lead, and all the grades and kinds of mixed paints at lowest prices 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WISCASSET. 



HlliTON HOUSE, 

William G. finbbard, Prop. 

MAIN STREET, WISCASSET. 

The history of Wiscassefs repre- 
sentative hotel, the Hilton House, 
dates back more than a century 
and a quarter, or about the year 
17CC, when operations were begun 
by Mr. Ebenezer Whittier. It will 
thus be seen that the house was in 
existence many years before the 
present name of the town was 
adopted, for Wiscasset, Dresden, 
Alna and Swan Island were all 
known as Pownalborough, until 
Dresden and Alna were set ofl' in 
1794, and this section of the old 
town was not named Wiscasset un- 
til 1802. The hotel came into the 
possession of Mr. Ebenezer Hilton, 
in 1809, and in 1813, it came under 
the control of Mr. Lewis Hubbard, 
being a new house at that time, and 
ever since, or for nearly half a century, has been carried on by the Hubbard family, for Mr. Edward Hubbard 
succeeded Mr. Lewis Hubbard in 1857, and gave place to the present proprietor in i8"G. The building has been 
frequently renewed and renovated, and is to-day a fine example of a hotel of it.s class, -spacious, well equipped, 
pleasant and comfortable, and homelike in every respect. The beds and other furnishings are modern and 
thoroughly satisfactorv, tlie bill of fare is varied and abundant, the cooking is first-class, and the service prompt 
and intelligent ; in short, nothing is wanted to make the Hilton House worthy of its reputation as the leading liotel 
in this region. There is an excellent livery stable connected, at which good teams may be obtained at short notice 
and at reasonable rates, and as the terms of the hotel are also moderate, there is nothing to prevent even the most 
economicall}' disposed pleasure or business tourist from enjoying a stay at this popular h luse. 




CAROLINE M. MACURDA, Millinery aud 
Fancy Goods, Wiscasset. Me. If the ladies of Wiscasset 
and vicinitj' were to pick out what they considered the 
most prominent and representative mercantile establish- 
ments in town, there is no doubt that that conducted by 
the lady whose card we print above would be included 
among the number, for this establishment caters almost 
if not quite exclusively to the fair sex. and is liighl.y 
popular throughout Wiscasset and adjoining towns. 
The proprietress is a native of Georgetown, Me., and 
during the years that she has been identified with her 
present enterprise, has gained a large circle of friends 
throughout this section. She deals in millinery and 
fancy goods, and carries a most carefully and skillfully 
selected stock, in which the very latest fashionable nov- 
elties are full}' represented. Particular attention is 
given to custom millinery work ; orders being filled in 
the most tasteful and satisfactory manner, at short no- 
tice aud at uniformly reasonable rates, and no pains 
being spared to deliver work promptly at the time prom- 
ised. 



DATA'S DRUG STORE, Established 1S30, 
Viscasset, Me. It tliere be one retail establishment in 
Wiscasset that is more generally and more favorably 
known than .any other, it is '• Dana"s Drug Store," for it 
is safe to say tliat there is not a resident of this town, or 
of the country adjacent, but what knows of this store. 
by reputation at least, and its record during the more 
than (iO years of its existence, has been so thoroughly 
satisfactory, that of this store it may be truly said. 
'■ None name it but to praise."' for we have yet to hear 
ihe least complaint (f the service it renders. It was 
founded in lS:iO by Edmund Dana, and the present 
owner is Miss Sarah W. Dana, to whose management no 
higher praise can be given than to say that it has been 



such as to fully maintain the reputation of the establish- 
ment. This is a " family " drug store in every sense of 
the term, and a specialty is made of compounding phv- 
sician"s prescriptions promptly, accurately aud at mod- 
erate rates ; while the stock of proprietary medicines in- 
cludes all the most popular and valuable family reme- 
dies. A full assortment of such other goods as are 
usually found in a first-class drug store is carried in 
stock, and moderate prices are quoted on all the many 
articles dealt in. 



CHAS. E. GATES. Dealer iu Dry and Fancy 
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Tin W?re, Ac.; Terms 
Cash ; Main Street, Wiscasset, Me. There are so manj' 
reasons for the extended and increasing popularity of 
the store carried on by Mr. Charles E. Gates, on Main 
street, that complete mention of them would require 
double our available space, but iu brief it may be said, 
that this establishment is a popular favorite, because tlie 
stock is large, varied and complete iu each of its depart- 
ments, tlie goods are new, fresh and obtained from the 
most reliable sources ; the prices are as low as the low- 
est, and prompt and polite attention is assured to every 
caller. Certainly this makes a strong combination, and 
w hen we add that the proprietor gives personal atten- 
tion to customers, aud guarantees every article to prove 
precisely as represeuted, we need say no more in order 
to show that the popularity of the store is thoroughly 
well deserved. Mr. Gates is a dealer in dr.v and fancy 
goods, small wares, notions, etc. ; also, in tin ware and 
many other useful commodities He oft'ers a fine assort- 
ment of ready-made clothing at bottom prices and is 
prepared to furnish shirts, underwear, neckwear, stock- 
ings, etc., at the very lowest market rates. No •' back 
number" goods are included iu his stock, for it is com- 
posed exclusively of fresh and desirable articles, and is 
kept constantly complete by frequent rtnewals. 



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DEALER IN 

Corn, Flour, Feed, Groceries, Fruit, Provisions and Confectionery. 

IVIAIH STREET, lUISCASSET, CDE. 

lu every community, large or small, where there are stores of any kind there is sure to be at least one that is so 
universally recognized as a leader in its special line that the fact is accepted as a matter of course without com- 
ment. Of course, the more important the community as a trade centre, the more honorable the distinction bestowed 
by such recognition, and hence the leading position accorded the establishment conducted by Mr. James M. Knight 
may well be highly gratifying to him, for Wiscasset is the centre of trade for all the surrounding country, and her 
mercantile establishments are correspondingly numerous and extensive. Mr. Knight is a native of Westbrook, 
Maine, but has carried on business in Wiscasset ever since 1844, and has been prominent in public as well as in 
commercial life, he having served four vears as selectman, two years as town treasurer, the same length of time a* 
county treasurer, and one year as representative in the Legislature. He utilizes very spacious premises on Maiu 
Street, and carries a very "heavy and varied stock, including corn, flour, feed, groceries, provisions, fruit and 
confectionery. Even were our available space double or treble what it is, we could not describe this stock in detail, 
nor is it necessary to do so, for it is known throughout this region that Mr. Knight caters successfully to all classes 
of trade, and is prepared to fill all orders without delay, and to furnish positively reliable goods at positively 
bottom prices; the simple fact that an article came from his store being accepted as satisfactory evidence that lt> 
will prove as represented in every respect. 



CHARLES P. KNIGHT, Dealer in Stoves aud 
Tinware, Pumps, Pipe, Sheet Lead, Zinc, &c. ; vessel 
work and general jobbing promptly attended to ; near 
end of Toll Bridge, Wiscasset, Maine. Even if fuel was 
as free as air it would still be worth while to buy the 
most improved cooking and heating stoves, for they are 
much more convenient aud easier to manage than those 
of old style, and also are safer and more healthful. But 
fuel is not as •' free as air," by a good deal, and as the 
modern stoves are far more economical in the use of coal 
or wood than their predecessors, it •' pays " to buy them 
for that reason alone. Mr. Charles P. Knight is pre- 
pared to furnish cooking aud heating stoves of the most 
efficient, convenient and economical type at bottom 
prices, and so you cannot possibly do better than to give 
him a call when anything in that line is wanted. He 
also deals in kitchen furnishings and tin ware of all 
kinds, and in pumps, pipe, sheet lead, zinc, and other 
commodities usually found in a first-class stove store. 
Orders for vessel work and for general jobbing are as- 
sured prompt and careful attention; all work being skill- 
fully and thoroughly done at moderate rates. Mr. 
Knight is a native of Deering, Maine, and is one of Wis- 
casset's oldest ai d best known business men, he having 
carried on his present enterprise since 1857. His store 
is located near the end of the toll bridge, and comprises 
one floor and a basement, each of which is 50x20 feet in 
dimensions. 



leading dentists of Maine. His " platform of principles" 
is of itself enough to account for his popularity, it being 
as follows: "Honest material; scientific methods; 
skillful manipulation : moderate charges ; patience and 
patients." Ether or electricity, cocaine or other anres- 
thetics will be used when occasion requires, and we may 
say here that Dr. Gorham is very gentle in his methods, 
and by the aid of improved tools and appliances is en- 
abled to do filling, extracting and all the operations inci- 
dental thereto with the smallest possible amount of pain 
and inconvenience to his patients. He is very success- 
ful in saving the natural teeth, and does the work just 
as well as it is done by city dentists, and at decidedly 
lower rates. Appointments may conveniently be made 
through the mail, and all letters are assured prompt and 
careful attention. 



W. E. GORHAM, M. D., Dentist, Wiscasset, 
Me. There is a popular conviction that a dentist " can't 
know too much,'" or in other words that the problem he 
is called upon to solve and the services he renders in the 
practice of his profession are so important that wide and 
thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of den 
tistry is absolutely essential to success. A dentist who 
is also a physician is obviously better prepared to choose 
and execute a method of treatment than he would be 
without medical training, and it is perfectly natural that 
the public should have more confidence in his judgment 
concerning the admiustration of aniistheties, and his 
ability to successfully carry out whatever operations he 
may undertake. Hence, it is easy to understand the ex- 
tensive practice and high reputation built u)) b3' Dr. W. 
E. Gorham since he began operations in Wiscasset in 
1889, for Dr. Gorham is a graduate of a reputable medi- 
cal college and practiced several years as a physician, 
before he studied and practiced dentistry with one of the 



J. F. L. CLIFFORD, Dealer in Groceries, 
Flour, Meats, Poultry, Provisions, Lard, Hams, Sausage, 
Choice Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Etc. ; Whole- 
sale and Retail ; Wiscasset, Me. It has been said that 
mankind may be divided into two classes, — those who 
eat to live, and those who live to eat, — but there is such 
a thing as avoiding extremes, and a man may recognize 
the importance of using a suitable amount of nutritious 
food, and may thoroughly enjoy a well selected and well 
cooked meal without deserving to be ranked among the 
comparatively few who " live to eat,"' or in other words 
consider eating to be of more importance than anything 
or everything else. But the establishment carried on 
by Mr. J. F. L. Cliftbrd appeals to both classes, for here 
may be found a large and complete stock of fresh meats 
of all kinds, including the very choicest cuts, and here 
may also be found poultry and game in their seasons, 
hams and other cured meats, sausage, a general assort- 
ment of family groceries, flour, provisions, superior 
canned goods, and the choicest creamery butter the mar- 
ket affords. Mr. Clifford is a native of Edgecomb, Me., 
and began operations in Wiscasset in 1880. He sells at 
retail and also at wholesale, and is in a position to fur- 
nish any goods in his line in quantities to suit, at short 
notice and at positively bottom rates. The premises 
made use of comprise one floor and a basement, measur- 
ing 60x2.5 feet, and as this large amount of space is fully 
utilized, it goes without saying, that a very extensive 
stock is carried. Adequate assistance is employed, and 
callers are assured immediate and courteous attention. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WISCASSET. 



E. H. T. TAYLOR, Dealer in Flour. Gro- 
ceries and Crockery, also, Insurance ; bills rendered 
quarterly ; interest after 90 days : Corner Main and 
Water Streets, Wiscasset, Me. Mr. R. H. T. Taylor is 
a native of Wiseasset, and is one of the best known and 
most active business men in town, he not only carrying 
on an extensive grocery store, but also being engaged 
in the insurance business, and acting as agent for the 
American Express Company. The grocery business was 
formerly conducted by the firm of James Taylor & Son, 
but for the past 12 years has been under the sole control 
of the present owner, he having assumed possession in 
1870. The premises made use of are located on the cor- 
ner of Main and Water streets, and comprise one floor 
and a basement, each of which measures 25x4.5 feet, so 
that there is room for the carrying of a large stock of 
flour, staple and fancy groceries, crockery ware, etc. 
Every inch of available room is utilized, and the assort- 
ment is so large, so complete and so skillfully chosen 
that nothing is risked in guaranteeing that all tastes can 
be suited therefrom. Bottom prices are quoted on all 
the commodities handled, and the magnitude of the trade 
shows how generally the advantages offered are appre- 
ciated. Mr. Tayloris prepared to place fire insurance 
to any desired amount on the most favorable terms, and 
■will give prompt and careful attention to all orders. As 
regards the absolute surety of the protection afforded, it 
is only necessary to name the companies represented by 
him, for they have no superiors in this or any other 
country, as will be seen from the following list: Hart- 
ford Insurance Co. of Hartford, Home Insurance Co. of 
Kew York, Liverpool and Loudon and Globe of London. 



MISS S. E. OARR, Dry and Fancy Goods, 
Wiseasset, Me. Among the oldest established and best 
known dry and fancy goods stores in Wiseasset is that 
conducted by Miss S. E. Carr, it having been founded in 
1867, and having steadily extended its trade and reputa- 
tion from year to year, until now it may be said to be 
universally known throughout this town and section. 
Its popularity is due to no one cause, but rather to a 
combination of causes, all of which, however, may be 
traced back to a common origin, — good management. 
Miss Carr has had long and varied experience in the dry 
and fancy goods business, and as she has always catered 
to the trade of the residents of Wiseasset and vicinity, 
she is familiar with the class of goods most popular in 
this region, and hence her stock is always attractive and 
desirable. It includes the latest novelties in dry and 
fanej- goods, as well as those staple articles which are 
always in demand, and is complete in all of its depart- 
ments and made up of goods that are fully warranted to 
prove as represented. Miss Carr enjoys very favorable 
relations with jobbing and importing houses, and is in a 
position to quote the lowest market rates on articles of 
standard merit. She is located in Rundlett's Block. 



as low prices as are consistent with the use of proper 
material and the careful carrying out of every detail of 
manufacture. This firm have a large sail loft" at Waldo- 
boro besides the one in Wiseasset, and are prepared to 
fill orders at short notice as well as at reasonable rates. 
The partners are Mr. Stephen A. .Tones, a native of 
Damariscotta. and Mr. Edward E. Lane, who was born 
in Bristol, Me. Both give close personal attention to 
the filling of orders, and no imperfect work is knowing- 
Ij' allowed to leave the lofts. 



LAXE & JONES, Sail Maker.s and Dealers in 
Duck. Bolt Rope and Cordage, Wiseasset and Waldoboro, 
Me. To a "land lubber" it seems as if the sails used on 
large vessels were so strongly and heavily made that no 
wind that ever blew could injure them so long as they were 
not rotten by reason of age or hard usage, but seamen 
know that even the strongest and heaviest storm sails 
are sometimes blown away like fog, and that the most 
carefully selected material and the most skillful and 
honest workmanship are none too good to put into sails 
that are designed for practical, every day u.se. It is true 
that some vessel owners don't seem to appreciate that 
" the best is the cheapest "" where sails are concerned, 
but it is a fact nevertheless, and it is also a fact that the 
magnitude of the business done by Messrs. Lane it Jones, 
sail makers, and dealers in duck, "bolt rope and cordage, 
is due to the uniform superiority of their work and to 
their practice of making no fancy charges, but quoting 



WM. B. TAYLOR, Dealer in Confectionery, 
Pipes, Tobacco. Cigars and Smokers' Articles. Main 
Street, Wiseasset, Me. When a stranger arrives in a city 
or town his first questions are of course aft'ected in a 
great measure by his personal habits. Of course he 
will want a good hotel, but after that point is provided 
for, if he be a smoker, the chances are he will want to 
know where he can get a good cigar. Well, if in Wis- 
easset, no better place can be found than the establish- 
ment of which Mr. Wm. B. Taylor is the proprietor, 
located on Main street. The business is not confined to 
the sale of cigars alone, but includes all the best brands 
of tobacco and smokers' articles in general. A varied 
stock of choice confectionery is also kept continually on 
hand. Low prices rule on all these goods, and prompt 
and courteous attention is assured to every caller. 



ALFRED LEXNOX, Dealer in Hay, Grain, 
Corn. Flour and Phosphates. AViscasset, Me. More tban 
a third of a century has elapsed since Mr. Alfred Len- 
nox began business in this his native town, and he has 
been and is so prominent in business and in public life, 
that his is one of the first names brought to mind when 
engaged in a consideration of the representative men of 
Wiseasset. Among the important public offices held by 
Mr. Lennox may be mentioned that of town treasurer, 
in which capacity he served for eight years, that of rep- 
resentative in the legislature and that of state senator. 
He was one of the presidential electors at the time of the 
election of Cleveland. Mr. Lennox is a wholesale and 
retail dealer in hay, grain, corn, flour, etc., also in phos- 
phates, and has been engaged in his present line of busi- 
ness ever since 1856. He utilizes spacious premise^ and 
carries a heavy and complete stock of the commodities 
mentioned, thus being in a position to fill even the most 
extensive orders at short notice. The line of phosphates 
handled includes the productions of the most rei)utable 
manufacturers, and these, and for that matter all the 
goods furnished by Mr. Lennox, are guaranteed to prove 
precisely as represented, while bottom prices are quoted 
to both "large and small buyers of any of the various 
commodities dealt in. 



JOHN XUTE, Horse Shoeing and Jobbing, 
Wiseasset, Me. So much has been said and written on 
the subject of horse shoeing that the man who owns a 
horse and does not yet appreciate the advantages )f hav- 
ing him properly shod, and the dangers arising from 
poor shoeing, is not at all likely to mind anything that 
we might say concerning the matter. But we may at 
least point out a shop where horse shoeing is done as it 
should be, and just such a shop is that carried on by Mr. 
John Nute. The business was founded by Xute & Som- 
ers in 1871, and the present owner, who is a native of 
Wiseasset. has had entire control since 1884. He gives 
personal attention to the filling of every order for horse 
shoeing and general jobbing, and is, therefore, in a posi- 
tion to guarantee satisfaction to every customer who 
appreciates good, faithful and skillful work ; especially, 
as he uses selected materials and has all necessary tools, 
etc., to enable operations to be carried on to the best ad- 
vantage. Xo fancy charges are made, but all work is 
done at moderate rates, and orders are filled at short no- 
tice. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WISCASSET. 119 

First National Bank of Wiscasset. 

Henry Ingalls President. F. W. Sewall, Cashier. 

CAPITAL: $100,000. 
IVo. XS-»t>. 

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WISCASSET. 

Directors : — Heur}- lugalls, Audrew Lacv, Stepheu G. Hodgdon, Moses Chase, Edward B. Neal, Charles 

Weeks, Albert M. Card. 

at Wiscasset. iu the State of Maine, at the close of business. December id, 1891. 

RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. 

Loans and discounts $95.314 76 Capital .stock paid in $100 000 00 

Overdrafts, secured an.i unsecured 32S 07 ^"'T'"'', ']'"°'i .,.? ;2 

U. S. Bonds to secur» circulation 50,000 00 Undivided profits 4,Ib4 IT 

Stocks securities etc 23 037 50 National Bank notes outstanilmg 44.000 00 

Duefromapproved reserve agen'tV. '.'.".'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.".!!'. '.'.'.".'." lisoT 04 Dividends unpaid 781 40 

Due from other National Banks 3.665 27 Individual deposus subject to check •'■'^i'- '!? 

Banking-house, lurniture and fixture 1.626 64 Demaud certificates of deposit 600 b-j 

Other real estate and mortgages owned 15,000 00 c.i,« ,ioo ot 

Pieniuims on U. S. Bonds 4.766 32 „ ,, „ ^°*?' SJ06.088 27 

Cliecks and other cash items 2,137 07 ^V^^J^ ?,? ?.'^!J5?'t9°'J?"^°'' V?,™''^ '^^^ j ,, , ^ 

Bills of other Banks 1 300 00 I' ^' ^^ • SEWALL, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly 

Fractional paper curreniy/nickeis aid cents'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' .'.'.'.".".' ' 7 10 S"JY t''" "le al^o^« statement is true to the best of my kiiowledge 

Specie 2.798 -iO and belief., F. W. SEWALL, Cashier. 

Legal-tender notes. .. 2,000 00 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of December, 1891. 

Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurerto per cent, of cir- WILLIAM D. PATTERSON, Notary Public. 

culation) 2,250 00 Correct— Attest : HENRY INGALLS, ) 

„ , — ■ ANDREW LACY, V Directors. 

Total $206,088 27 EDW. B. NEAL, ( 

SETH PATTERSON, WISCASSET, MAINE, 

AGENT FOR 

Imperial Fire Insurance Company, of London, England, 

American Casualty Insurance and Security Company, 

of Baltimore, Maryland. 

To say that the Wiscasset Savings Bauk is a worthy represeiitative of our Xew England institu- 
tions of this bind is to give it no light praise, for New England enjoys not only a national but an international fame 
for the excellence of its savings banks, and the people have supported these institutions in a manner which shows 
due appreciation of the benefits derived from them. In order to induce any reasoning person to engage in business, 
begin manufacturing, or enter upon any course, the benefits of which are purely prospective, j'ou must first assure 
him that his property shall be secure, and the same rule applies even more forcibly to cases where the saving of 
money is proposed. Convince a man that his savings will be so invested that the chance of loss shall be practically 
nothing, and you stimulate him to save when otherwise he would spend. Therefore such an institution as the Wis- 
casset Savings Bauk aftbrds a very strong incentive towards the formation of prudent habits, and should be respected 
and supported accordingly. It was chartered and begun business luore than a quarter of a century ago, or iu 1S66, 
and it is a noteworthy fact that its management has always been in the hands of representative business men of this 
section and that the President, Mr. George B. Sawyer, has been identified with the bank from the very beginning. 
Up to November, 1891, there had been paid to depositors 51 dividends, aggregating $145,800, and the number of 
open accounts at that date was '.182, representing about .$214,000. Or in other words, the average amount due each 
depositor was but slightly in excess of $200, which goes far to show that the bank is fulfilling its legitimate purpose 
and is a custodian of the savings of the people, rather than an accommodation to capitalists. The latest otticial 
statement of the bank's condition made by the .State Bank Examiner (that of November 20, 1891) shows deposits 
of $214,000.40; a reserve fund of $0,731.11.5, and profits of $9,655.43; making the total liabilities $230,.387.4S. The 
surplus above all liabilities is given as $33,018.33, which certainly speaks well for the ability and conservatism of 
those in charge of this representative institution, and " makes assurance doubly sure " as to the absolute safety of 
all funds committed to its care, and this assurance is emphasized, if possible, by the standing of the present offi- 
cers, the list being as follows :— President, George B. Sawyer; Vice-President, "Charles Weeks ; Trustees, Geo. B. 
Sawyer, Charles Weeks, Seth Patterson, P.ichard H. T. Taylor, Jesse White ; Treasurer, Willi.am D. Patterson. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WISCASSET. 




SOL. HOLBEOOK, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, 
Jewelry, Etc.; Eepairing Neatly Done; Main Street, 
Wiscasset, Me. It is the easiest thing In the world to 
'• do big things "—on paper— and it is not at all difficult 
to prepare a startling advertisement for insertion in 
papers that circulate in sections far away from you (and 
the farther away the better), promising to give "the 
grandest bargains ever known in watches and jewelry I "' 
But when it comes to redeeming those promises— oh, 

well, never mind about 
that. You do "a mail 
business exclusively." 
You take precious good 
care that a thousand 
miles or so separate you 
from your nearest patron 
and the value they don't 
get in goods they get in 
experience, so there's no 
harm done. When will 
the public learn that 
[Watches and jewelry, even 
Iniore than any other 
Jgoods, can be bought to 
[the best advantage from 
I local dealers? Many, very 
'many, have learned the 
lesson from sad experi- 
ence, but there are 
enough left to make 
"fake" advertising pro- 
fitable, as may be seen 
by examining the columns of any one of a hundred 
papers that could be mentioned. Mr. S. Holbrook, who 
has carried on a jewelry store in this town for more than 
ten years, makes no extravagant pretentions, and yet he 
is willing to give unsurpassed value in watches of all 
kinds, clocks, jewelry, etc., and what is bought from 
him is '-good as gold." that is to say, it is warranted to 
prove as represented, and if it doesn't,— well, take it 
back, exchange it, or get back your money as you pre- 
fer. Mr. Ilolbrook is prepared to do repairing in a neat 
and desirable manner at short notice, and his charges 
are uniformly moderate. He was born in Wiscasset, 
has served as town clerk, and may be said to be univer- 
sally known throughout this section. 




SILAS L. YOUNG, Groceries and General 
Merchandise, Wiscasset, Me. There are many residents 
of Wiscasset and vicinity who do by far the larger part 
of their " trading " at the store of which Mr. Silas Young 
is proprietor, and they do this, first, because they have 
done business with Mr. Young for many years and 
know that he is strictly honorable in his methods and 
low in his prices ; and second, because he deals in gen- 
eral merchandise and is, therefore, prepared to furnish 
a large proportion of the goods required by them and 
their families. Mr. Young was born in Wiscasset, and 
served as postmaster for 7 years. He gives close- per- 
sonal attention to the many details of his business and 
not only guarantees goods sold by him to prove as rep- 
resented, but does his best to supplj' his customers with 
articles that are thoroughlj- suited to their needs, and 
hence, will give excellent satisfaction. The premises 
made use of comprise one floor and a basement, 40x25 
feet in dimensions, and every available inch of space is 
taken up by the heavy stock which is constantly carried, 
it including staple and fancy groceries, crockery ware, 
and an assortment of general merchandise comprising so 
many dift'erent articles that a mere catalogue of them 
would take up pages of print. Mr. Young has had very 
extended experience in his present business, knows how 
to buy to the best advantage, and as a consequence is in 
a position to give excellent value to purchasers of any 
of the almost innumerable articles in which he deals. 



F. T. DAXA, Dealer in Hardware and Cut- 
lery, AViscasset, Me. Man}' men pride themselves on 
their ability to judge of goods from their appearance, 
and are very apt to boast that it would be very hard for 
anyone to " take them in," but as a matter of fact there 
are very many articles in common use that give little or 
no indication of their quality by their appearance, and a 
large proportion of these articles come under the head 
of hardware and cutlery. The only way to really and 
accurately determine the merit of edge tools and cutlery 
is by practical use, and as that cannot be done before 
the article is bought, it follows that the purchaser is 
obliged to rely upon the word of the dealer from whom 
he buys, and lie, in turn, upon the reputation of the man- 
ufacturer or jobber who supplies him. Hence, it is true 
economy to purchase hardware, cutlery, etc., only from 
a thoroughly reputable dealer who makes a practice of 
handling the best goods the market affords, aud as Mr. F. 
T. Dana '• fills the bill " in both these respects, and gives 
exclusive attention to the handling of hardware and cut- 
lery, it follows that his store is an excellent place to 
visit wheu anything in that line is wanted ; especially, 
as his stock is varied and his prices as low as the lowest, 
quality considered. Mr. Dana was born in Wiscasset, 
and has been identified with his present enterprise just 
about 20 years, having begun operations in 1872. He 
keeps thoroughly well informed concerning his line of 
trade, and his stock always includes a fair representation 
of the latest really valuable novelties in hardware, cut- 
lery and kindred goods. Mr. Dana also carries a full 
line of farming implements of all kinds, and is not to be 
undersold by anybody. 



AEACE A. HILTOX, Millinery and Fancy 
Goods, Corner Main and Middle Streets, Wiscasset, Me. 
An establishment which every lady is sure to include in 
her list of places to be visited when " shopping " at Wis- 
casset, is that located at the corner of Main and Middle 
streets, and carried on by Miss Arace A. Hilton, for this 
store is devoted to the sale of millinery and fancy goods 
and it is very generally known that a fine assortment of 
the latest and most correct novelties is always to be 
found here. Add to this the fact that the prices quoted 
are uniformly moderate, and no further explanation is 
needed of the high degree of popularity this store enjoys 
among the most expert "shoppers'' residing in this sec 



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tiou. although tlie favorable opiuion of the establish- or three tunes as large, but has little besides its magni- 

nieut is emphasized by tlie taste, skill and promptness tude to recommeno it. For instance, the stoclc offered 

shown in tiie doing of custom millinery work. Miss by Mrs. S. B. Hilton is but small in comparison with 

Hilton is a native of Damariscotta, and established her tliat carried by many city dealers in dry and fancy goods, 

present business in ISSS. She is a careful and well in- but nevertheless, many well informed "shoppers" have 

formed buyer: obtains her goods from tlie most reliable found that, with the exception of certain lines of goods 

sources, and is, therefore, in a position to guarantee which she does not handle at all, they can buy dry and 

that their quality shall prove as represented in every re- fancy goods, small wares, etc., to as good advantage 

spect. Her stock is varied enough to admit of all tastes from her as from the most pretentious city establish- 

being suited, and goods are cheerfully shown, Miss Mil- ments ; and they are assured prompter and more reliable 

ton giving personal attention to every caller. service at her store than at the great " emporiums" di- 

vided up into almost innumerable "'departments." Mrs. 

MES. S. B. HILTOX, Dry and Fancy Goods, Hilton is a native of Wiscasset, and has carried on her 
Wiscasset, Me. Every experieticed buyer knows that present enterprise since 18(19. Her stock is by no means 
tlie value of a stock of goods is bv no means always in small except in comparison with that of the great -'de- 
direct proportion to its size ; or, in other words, that a partment "" stores, and it is so varied and complete that 
coniparativelv small but carefully and skillfully chosen a" tastes and purses can be suited, especially as it com- 
assortmeut niav, and often does, aftbrd a better opportu- prises the latest novelties and as the prices quoted aver- 
nity for satisfactory selection than a stock that is twice age as low as the lowest. 



ROCKPORT. 

The town of Eofkport is but a mere infant so far as age is concerned, for it was born but a 
little more than a year ago, having been set off from the parent town of Camden, February 19, 
1891. But it is a very lusty infant, in fact a prodigy of size, strength and independence, and 
indeed it is so well equipped in these respects that it seems absurd to speak of it as an infant, even 
in a figure of speech, and it is far better to consider it as a member of the Camden family that has 
attained its majority and has gone out into the world to fight its own battles and stand or fall on 
its own desserts. But in one sense it did not go alone, for when the town of Camden was separated, 
by far the larger proportion of the territory went to form the town of Rockport, which includes the 
villages of Rockport, Rockville and West Camden, leaving Camden but one village — that of 
Camden itself, so that the parent town cuts but a small figure on the map in comparison with 
Rockport, the latter town having about three times the area of Camden. The population and the 
valuation of the two towns are substantially the same, the slight difference existing being in 
favor of Camden, but with all due respect to that beautiful and enterprising town it may well be 
doubted if that difference will long continue, for Rockport enjoys equal advantages of location, and 
her business men are best described as " hustlers " in the full sense of that slangy but very 
expressive word. 

They have boundless faith in the possibilities of their town, they appreciate to the full the 
advantages of organized effort and the folly of petty jealousies and mean envy, and it is safe to say 
if Rockport does not grow steadily and rapidly in wealth and population it will not be owing to 
internal dissensions or to lack of the requisite energy, confidence and capital on the part 
of her people. 

But before we proceed auy farther with this sketch of the lively and jn'osperous new town 
let us more specifically describe its location, surroundings and appearance. 

Rockport is located on the west side of Penobscot Bay, in Knox County, and is bounded on 
the north by Camden ; on the east by Penobscot Bay ; on the south by Rockland and Warren, and 
on the west by Hope. 

Rockport Tillage is distant about six miles from the City of Rockland by land or by water, 
the road following the line of the coast and being very picturesque throughout its entire length 
from Rockland to Camden Village, which is about two miles beyond Rockport. 

Rockland, Rockjjort and Camden are on the stage line to Bangor, and Rockland and Camden 
are also on the line of the Boston & Bangor Steamship Company, and so indeed is Rockport so far 
as all practical purposes are concerned, for the wharf at Camden is barely two miles from Rockport 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCKPORT. 



Village and ample means of transportation are available. The surface of the township is broken 
and mountainous and there are several ponds, large and small, and various streams ; the comlMn- 
ation of these natural features with the beautiful Penobscot Bay and its islands affording many 
choice bits of scenery and making Rockport one of the most picturesque towns in Maine. Refer- 
ence to the beautiful views spread out in this region is made in the sketch of Camden in another 




Fbom Amsbury Hill, Rockport. 



part of this book, and we will simply say of Rockport that beautiful as Camden is it offers no 
greater attractions to the lover of nature and to the artist in search of unconventional and charm- 
ing landscapes or mai-ine views. 

The drives along the shore of the bay, southward as far as Rockland and northward as far as 
Belfast, have been indorsed by thoroughly competent and acknowledged authority as command- 
ing views so fine as to be scarcely equalled in the whole range of coast scenery, and if one is so 
fortunate as to make the trip in good weather, the ride from Rockland to Belfast on top of a stage 
coach, or in a private conveyance behind a horse who is good enough to be fully up to his work but 
not so good or rather not so spirited as to require constant attention, is an experience that will be 
long and jjleasuraltly remembered. 

Among the many charming marine and semi-marine views obtainable in this vicinity, mention 
should be made of that from Rockport Basin, looking towards Owl's Head, for this contains the 
essential elements of beauty and is as perfect in its way as anything else that beautiful Penobscot 
Bay affords. 

The soil of Rockport is generally sand and clay, and the principal underly-rock is the lime 
stone to which the town, and in fact this entire region, owes so large a share of its prosperity. 
Lime manufacturing was begun at Rockport at a very early period in the history of the town and 
soon, became a leading industry, which position it has maintained ever since the beginning of the 
century. Other important industries have sprung up, — ship Iniilding interests have waxed and 
waned and are now increasing again ; the ice business has become a prominent factor in the town's 
prosperity ; carriage manufacturing, cooperage work and many other industries of greater or less 
importance have had their day or are now advancing to a position in the front rank of the town's 
sources of income — but back of them all, interfering with none and aiding everyone is the lime 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCKPORT. 



123 



business — now'as ever the maiustay of Rockport's prosperity. Tliis is not the place to call by 
name the houses engaged in this great field of effort — mention of them is made in the pages fol- 
Icn-ing this sketch — but it may at least be said that they are worthy custodians and developers of 
the natural mineral wealth of the township and that their products are even more remarkal)le for 
-quality than for quantity ; and that this is putting the case pretty strongly may be judged from the 




View of Ibon Bridge. 



(fact that Rockport's out-put of lime in 1889 amounted to 337,000 casks. These figures are by no 
means exceptional in the history of Rockport's development, and indeed, have since been con- 
siderably surpassed. The most encouraging thing concerning the future of the lime industiy is 
not the quantity and excellent (juality of the iime rock, the efficiency of the facilities which enable 
it to be quarried, burned, casked, shipped and marketed at the lowest prevailing rates, but rather 
the evident determination of the manufacturers to furnish lime that shall continue to compare 
favorably with any in the market. " Give a dog a bad name and then hang him," says the wise 
old proverb. Give the representative product of a town a bad name by reason of impairment of 
quality brought about by the avarice of manufacturers or by their desire to monoi)olize the business 
l>y underselling all competitors, and then place that town on the long list of those that have mis- 
used golden opportunities and by trying to secuie too much have literally " killed the goose that 
laid the golden eggs," and been reduced to a condition in which they have to struggle for bare 
existence. 

It is true that in these days of close competition and of wonderful facilities for transportation 
that practically make the whole civilized world one country and an entire country one State, in 
these days of railroads, steamboats and almost innunieralile sailing vessels, it is absolutely ne- 
cessary to be prepared to meet the competition of all nations and of all classes of people in any 
one nation, and hence it is necessary to reduce the cost of production to the lowest possible point, 
but the difference between the long-sighted nmnufacturer and the short-sighted manufacturer is 
made apparent right here, and in this way — the former spends money freely in the present in 
'Order that he may save money in the future ; the latter begrudges all exjienses and refuses to incur 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCKPORT. 



any not absolutely forced upon biin, and if he reduce the price of his product he does so at the 
expense of its quality. The leading lime manufacturers of Rockport have put out a great deal of 
rnonej- iu providing improved quarrying plants : in providing reliable, adequate and economical 
means for transporting the rock to the kilns, and the lime from the kilns to the market. They 
have begrudged no expense in experimenting with new methods of lime burning and in adopting 




Centkal Street, Xorth Side. 



such as have been found satisfactory ; they are fully '• up to the times " as regards the obtaining^ 
of suitable casks at the lowest possible figures, but throughout all their efforts to reduce the cost 
of the lime to the lowest possible point when it has reached a market — or in other words, tO' 
reduce its cost to the consumer — they have never lost sight of the basal principle lying at the 
foundation of the great business they have erected, and have steadily maintained the high quality 
of their productions, so that now as for many years past, Rockport lime is indorsed by architects, 
by civil engineers, by builders and by the general public as being fully equal to any in the market. 

We have placed especial stress upon this matter of continuance of quality because it is really 
in many respects the most note- worthy and the most promising and gratifying characteristic of the 
Rockport of today. 

Prosperous towns are common enough in this prosperous country of ours, and hence the 
prosperity of Rockport would possess no special interest were it not for the fact that it is very 
largely due to the exercise of an interesting, and, it is to be feared, a somewhat exceptional policy 
on the part of the moi-e prominent manufacturers of the town. 

Not that we would convey the idea that honorable and intelligent business principles are 
monopolized by those identified with the chief industry of Rockport, and do not extend ta the 
smaller industries and to the merchants of the town. Such an idea would be greatly at variance 
with the facts, and indeed is absurd on the face of it, for the simple reason that the great lime 
manufacturers of Rockport are also largely engaged in other industries, besides carrying on the 
majority of the most important stores in town. There is a more intimate connection between lime 
mannfacturing and ship building than appears on the surface, and it is not at all surprising that 



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one of the largest lime manufacturing concerns of Eockport should also be largely engaged in ship 
building — which ranks second among the industries of the town. This firm launched a few years 
ago one of the largest vessels ever built in this region, and the ship yards of the town are spacious 
enough and well-equipped enough to enable their owners to undertake and carry out successfully 
practically anything in the line of wooden ship Ituilding. There are several calkers hei-e, a 





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View on South Side Central Street. 



thoroughly equipped sail loft, a competent firm of ship joiners, a first-class ship smith, and in 
fact all the trades are well represented that have to do with the construction, repairing, and re- 
fitting of sailing vessels of all kinds, large and small. 

Boat building is very extensively carried on here, there being more than half a dozen skilful 
and reliable builders and the annual out put being large in amount, varied in kind, and excellent 
in quality. There is " fashion " in yacht and boat building as well as in most other things in these 
modern days, and purchasers who appreciate the uselessness of paying "extra for the name," as 
one is obliged to do when he obtains a suit from a " fashionable" tailor, or a hat from a " fashion- 
able " hatter, should also appreciate the fact that there are "fashionable " yacht and boat builders, 
too, and that considerable money and time may Ije saved and just as satisfactory results attained 
by placing orders here at Eockport instead of at the cities where the more famous builders are 
located. Yachting has become one of the most popular of sports in the United States of late 
years, and certainly no sport is more manly, more healthful and more worthy of hearty encourage- 
ment. But comparatively little has been done in the line of yacht building thus far at Eockjiort, 
the most of the boats produced here being small boats for vessels and for fishermen, but the con- 
ditions are favorable for the establishment of a remunerative yacht building business^ and there is 
no reason to doubt the ability of local buildeis to turn out as staunch, swift and generally desirable 
pleasure craft as are pi-oduced anywhere. 

Probably next in importance to the ship and boat building interests of the town is the canned 
goods industrj', although many would give the ice business i)riority over this. But be this as it 



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may, the packing of canned goods is quite largely carried on here and the prospects of the industry- 
are excellent. Sea food, such as lobsters, mackerel, and clams, is the special product canned here, 
and as the packers have been very careful in the selection and handling of material, their goods 
have attained a high reputation and are more largely in demand every season. The ice business 
has been for some j'ears a prominent factor in the development of Rockport, although its influence- 




Residence of H. L. Shepheed, Rockpoet. 



in that direction has not been nearly so great as it would have been had less uncertainty" 
attended the demand for Maine ice from year to year. The " ice crop " in this State is generally 
reliable enough, much more so in fact than in any other of the Eastern States, but the demand is 
so largely dependent upon the failure of the crop elsewhere that the ice business cannot properly 
be classed among conservative means of income ; it l)eing rather of a speculative character, 
although the company operating here is one of the largest in the State and controls facilities equal 
to the best. 

The principal industries at West Camden Village are carriage manufacturing and cooperage, 
and carriage manufacturing is also carried on at Rockville, which is located in the southern part 
of the town near the Rockland line. There are various blacksmith shops in Rockport and other 
small manufacturing establishments common to all towns and catering to local trade only. Nearly 
all the stores are in Rockport Village, where also is located the " Camden Savings Bank " — one of 
the most popular and deserving of Maine's savings institutions, — and the other financial needs of 
the community are provided for by the Camden National Bank, located at Camden Village. The 
Western Union Telegraph Comjiany has an office at Rockport Village, and there is also a telephone 
exchange ; the telephone service being quite comprehensive and a great public convenience. The 
associations include societies representing the Free Masons, Knights of Labor, Improved Order 
of Red Men, Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Independent Order of Good 
Templars, and New England Order of Protection, all these holding meetings at Rockport Village, 
while the Patrons of Husbandry, and Mirror Lake Lodge of the Independent Order of Good 
Templars meet at West Camden Village ; and there also is located a well laid out trotting park 
which is very popular among the horsemen of this section. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 



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The church societies of the town represent the Baptist, Episcopal, Congregationalist, 
Methodist, and Free Will Baptist denominations ; all the societies worshipping at Eockport 
Village only, with the exception of the Baptists and the Free Will Baptists, who hold services 
regularlj' at West Camden also. 

There is an excellent system of graded schools at Eockport Village, and the Eockport High 
School is especially worthy of commendation by reason of its having connected with it the Rock- 
port High School Library, which includes a goodly number of valuable books and is a very note- 
worthy factor in the educational facilities of the town. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT 



GEANVILLE E. CAELETOlSr, Sole Proprie- 
tor of the Grose Quarry Braud of Lime, and owner of 
the Quarry in Commercial Street, Rockport, Maiue. 
Lime manufaoturino; is so largely, and as a rule, so 
skilfully and carefully carried on in Kockport, that 
Eockport lime is as widely and favorably known as any 
in the market, while some of the special brands pro- 
duced here have for many years held a confessedly 
leading position : the verdict of consumers beiug that 
they have but few equals and no superiors as regards 
uniform excellence of quality. The Grose Quarry 
brand of liuie stands second to none in this respect, and 
as its sole proprietor, Mr. Granville E. Carleton, is 
owner of the quarry and has had 'AG years of experience 
as a lime manufacturer, there is no brand whose name 
alone gives more positive assurance to the buyer that he 
is obtaining a strictly first-class article. Mr. Carleton op- 
erates three kilns and produces 60,000 casks of lime per 
annum, and his plant may be said with literal truth to 
be of the latest improved type, for it embodies the most 
advanced principles of science applied to lime manufac- 
turing, as Mr. Carleton utilizes the "Water Gas" Process 
for calcining lime stone by the use of coal aloue as fuel, 
as he has a patent on the apparatus as well as on the 
process patented by him March 12, 1889. It was adopt- 
ed after investigations and experiments during a consid- 
erable period, carried on for the purpose of discovering 
a fuel and a means for utilizing it in lime burning that 
should obviate the disadvantages inseparable from the 
use of wood, and hence so familiar to every lime manu- 
facturer as to need no mention here. Mr. Carleton has 
now used this process in his kilns for more than three 
years, Hud feels justified by the results attained in mak- 
ing the following claims for his process: Urst, the 
system is simple and can be applied to any kiln at mod- 
erate expense. Second, the production of a kiln is 
increased from 10 to 1.5 per cent. Third, the cost of the 
fuel required to accomplish a given result is one-third 
(i) less than by the use of wood in this country. 
Fourth, much more uniform results are attained, espec- 
ially during the prevaleuce of high or changeable winds. 
Fifth, there is a great saving in the labor of handling 
and the space requu-ed for storing fuel. Sixth, the 
appearance of the lime is improved, no matter what 
kind of soft, bituminous coal be used. Seventh, the 
kiln is less injured by the heat generated. Certainly a 
process for which such claims can be made by a thor- 
oughly experienced and reliable man, is well worthy of 
receiving careful investigation, and that Mr. Carleton 
has suflBcient faith in it to expect its universal adoption 
when its merits have become generally known is indi- 
cated by the fact of his having gone to the trouble and 
expense of securing patents in Canada, Great Britain, 



France and Belgium as well as in this country. A cir- 
cular giving a detailed and clear description of the 
process, the mechanical facilities it re(iuires, and the 
philosophy and mode of its operation, will be promptly 
sent free of charge to any address on application to the 
patentee and sole proprietor, Granville E. Carleton, 
Rockport, Knox County, Maine, U. S. A. 



JOHN H. EELS. Ship Builder, Manufacturer 
of best quality of Lime, and Dealer in Groceries, Dry 
Goods, etc., Commercial Street, Rockport, Me. Rock- 
port lime is very favorably regarded by the most exten- 
sive consumers of that indispensable commodity, but its 
quality varies as does that of any other manufactured 
product, according to the comparative merit of the 
" raw material," and the degree of care and skill shown 
in its working up, and hence it is not enough to saj- that 
Mr. John H. Eellsis a manufacturer of lime, for as a 
matter of fact he is a manufacturer of the best quality 
of lime, as is proved by the superior results attending 
the use of his product wherever introduced, and its en- 
viable and extended reputation among consumers and 
the trade. He has been identified with this branch of 
industry since 1872, but lime manufacturing forms but 
one of the various departments composing the business 
now conducted by him, for he is also a ship builder, and 
a dealer in general merchandise ; and the origin of his 
ship building business dates back some sixty years, oper- 
ations liaving been begun about 18.30 by his father, Mr. A. 
S. Eells. In lS6.i the firm of Tolman, Eells & Co., was 
formed, and Mr. John H. Eells was admitted to partner- 
ship, and in 1872, lime manufacturing was added to the 
business which had previously been confined to ship 
building. In 1875. Messrs. A. S. Eells & Son succeeded 
Messrs. Tolman, Eells & Co., and in 1883 the senior 
partner died, and Mr. John H. Eells assumed sole con- 
trol, which he has since retained. In 1885 he still fur- 
ther extended the business by adding the sale of general 
merchandise, and is now a leading manufacturer of the 
best quality of lime, a prominent ship builder, and pro- 
prietor of one of the best stocked and most popular 
general stores in town. Mr. Eells is a native of Rock- 
port, and has long been prominently identified with the 
advancement of the best interests of the town in a public 
as well as in a private capacity, for he represented 
Camden in the legislature for six years, has served as 
school director, and is a trustee of the local savings 
bank. His store is located on Commercial Street, the 
premises comprising two floors, measuring 36x40 feet 
each, and containing a heavy stock of groceries, dry 
goods and general merchandise. The goods are uni- 
formly reliable, and the prices are as low as the lowest, 
while sufficient assistance is employed to ensure prompt 
aid careful attention to every caller. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 



S. E. & H. L. SHEPHERD, Lime Manufac- 
turers and Dealers in Coal, Wood, Grain, Hay and Gener- 
al Merchandise, Rockport, Maine. Tiie business carried 
on by Messrs. S. K. & H. L. Sliepherd is of such great 
magnitude and importance, and the present proprietors 
and their predecessors have done so much to develop 
the interests of Rockport and vicinity that the history 
of the town during the past half-century is so closely 
connected with that of the business and the firm that 
the two are inseparable, and the following necessarily 
brief sketch of the origin and development of this rep- 
resentative house forms an essential part of Rockport's 
history and cannot fail to be of general interest. Oper- 
ations were begun about the year 1S4.5 by Mr. Gotham 
Shepherd, father of the present proprietors, he carrying 
on the business alone up to 18.58, when he became asso- 
ciated with Mr. Abel Merriam. and the firm of Merriam 
& Shepherd was formed. Mr. Merriam retired in 1S72 
and Messrs. S. E. Shepherd and R. E. Jones were ad- 
mitted to the firm, the style of which was changed to 
Shepherd, Jones & Co. Mr. Jones retired in 1877, and 
in 1880 Mr. Gotham Shepherd retired also, Mr. H. L. 
Shepherd being then admittted to partnership and the 
present firoi name being adopted. All of the past and 
present proprietors were born in Maine, Mr. Gotham 
Shepherd and Mr. R. E. Jones having been born in 
Jeftersou, iitid Messrs. Abel Merriam and S. E. and H. 
L. Shepherd in Rockport. and it is a noteworthy fact that 
all, with the exception oJ Mr. Jones, have held or are hold- 
ing public oflices of trust; Mr. Gotham .Shepherd having 
served as selectman; Mr. Merriam having served in the 
same capacity and also in the T>egislature; Mr. S E. 
Shepherd having officiated as Sheriff of the County for 
several years, and Mr. II. I,. Shepherd having been ap- 
pointed deputy-sheriff in 1S7S. which otfice he resigned 
in 1880 to accept an appointment under President 
Arthur's .administration as deputy collector and inspect- 
or of customs of the port of ' amden in the district of 
Belfast. He was removed under the Cleveland admin- 
istration, and during lS7(i-77 represented Rockport in 
the Legislature. July 1. 1889, he was appointed deputy 
collector and inspector of customs of the ports of Cam- 
den and Rockport, and still holds the oflice. Mainly 
through his efforts Rockport was m.ade a port of deliv- 
ery in the year 1890, and the hailing of all vessels 
owned in Rockport was authorized by the department; 
the former hail having been Camden. Messrs. S. E. & 
H. L. Shepherd are pre-emiaently a lime manufacturing 
concern, the other departments of their business, im- 
portant as they are, being kept subordinate to this. 
Their quarrying, manufacturing and shipping facilities 
are vast in extent and of the most improved t3'pe ; en- 
abling them to place an enormous amount of lime of 
uniformly superior quality upon the market at the low- 
est prevailing rates. In 1887, in connection with Messrs. 
Carleton, Norwood & Co., they built a railroad from the 
quarries to the kilns, a distance of more than three 
miles, for the transportation of limestone, ic having pre- 
viously been teamed from one point to the other, so that 
an important reduction in the cost of handling was 
effected and the transportation facilities greatly extend- 
ed. The firm employ about 100 men, and produce year- 
ly more than 100,000 casks of as fine a quality of liiiie as 
is manufactured in Knox County. They also are inter- 
ested with Mr. O. P. Shepherd in the manufacture of 
lime and more than 30,000 casks are produced annually 
bj- the works they run in connection with him. He 
began lime manufacturing in 1880, having previously 
followed the sea, as master mariner. Messrs. S. E. & 
II. L. Shepherd carry on a large and popular general 
store and deal extensively in coal, wood, grain, hay, 
etc., as they are prepared to quote bottom prices on 
Tellable goods and to fill large and small orders without 
delay. They are also interested in navigation to a con- 
siderable extent, so that they may be said to be promi- 



nently identified with all the important factors in the 
development of this town and section. Since the above 
article was written Mr. G. F. Burgess has sold hi* entire 
lime business to Messr*. S. H. & H. L. Shepherd and Mr. 
C. P. Shepherd. The lime burned in the future from the 
celebrated Burgess quarries will be branded ^•^hepherd 
Bros. Lime," instead of "Bjo-j/ess White Lime.' The 
sanae care in burning, selecting and putting up the lime 
will be observed by the new proprietors that has been 
taken by the former owners. Parties heretofore using 
Burgess Lime will make no mistake in buying lime 
branded "Shepherd Bros. Lime." for they will see that 
the reputation so well es^tablished by Mr. Burgess is 
maintained and that the market is at all times supplied 
with that quality of lime. The sale of the Burgess lime 
business to the Messr*. Shepherd is one if not the larg- 
est transfers of property in Knox County. 



G. L. BURGESS. Dealer in Flour, Corn, 
Groceries, Provision?. Wood and Coal ; Grist Mill Con- 
nected ; Ready-Made (?lothiiig. Rockport, Me. Mr. G. 
L. Burgess is a native of Camden, but has for years been 
prominently identified with the manufacturing and mer- 
cantile interests of Rockport and has increased the scope 
of his operations until he has come to be known a* one 
of the most active and enterprising business men of this 
section, so that his appointment in 1890 as L^nited States 
shipping commissioner for the district of Belfast gave 
general satisfaction, and we may add that the zeal and 
ability he has shown in the performance of the duties 
incidental to that office and his success in obtaining 
from the government certain concessions of decided 
value to the ship owners of this port, have fully justified 
the expectations of the public. Mr. Burgess deals very 
extensively in general merchandise, and has been en- 
gaged in that line of trade in Rockport since 1883, when 
he became a member of the firm of Burgess & Son. the 
senior partner being Mr. G. F. Burgess, one of Rock- 
port's oldest and best known lime manufacturers, (n 
188.') Mr. G. L. Burgess assumed sole control, and in 1887 
again became associated with his father under the 
original firm name, and so coutiuued uutil 1891, when 
he resumed sole ownership and management of the 
business. He makes a specialty of the handling of 
fiour, corn and feed, and operates a grist mill equipped 
with .lohn T. Noyes' improved roll mill machinery and 
having a capacity of from 10 to (iO bushels an hour, 
power being furnished by a 30-horse boiler and a 2.5-horse 
engine. The mill building is 30x80 feet in dimensions, 
and the facilities for the grinding of all kinds of feed 
are such as to ensure uniformly superior results and 
very prompt service, custom grinding being given jiar- 
ticular attention. The store comprises three floors, each 
measuring 24x48 feet, and contains in addition to a full 
line of flour, corn, meal and feed in general, a heavy 
stock of staple and fancy groceries and provision:-, a 
carefully chosen assortment of ready-made clothing, 
together with other staple commodities too numerous to 
mention. Mr. Burgess deals also in caskets and other 
funeral goods, and is prepared to furnish auylh'ng in 
this line at short notice and at moderate rates. Wood 
and coal are extensivelv handled, and are supplied in 
quantities to suit at the lowest market price, orders be- 
ing promptly delivered free of expense to local custom- 
ers. The quality of these goods, and in fact of all goods 
supplied by Mr. Burgess, is fullv guaranteed to i)rove 
as represented, and we need hardly add that he i> in a 
position to meet all competition in prices as well as in 
quality. He is a member of the firm of Burgess & 
Bowers, who have recently opened one of tlie best 
equipped livery stables to be found in this part of the 
state, and furnish fine teams at short notice aud at 
reasonable rates. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 



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G. F. BURGESS. :Mannfacnirer of the Cele- 
brated Burgess White Lime. Rockport. Me. There mar 
be much or little "iu a name." for circumstances alter 
cases and a name that is used freely and at random soon 
comes to mean little or nothing at all. but a name whose 
use is exclusively controlled by one party who applies 
it to an article whose quality is maintained at the high- 
est possible standard of excellence soon comes to mean 
a great deal, and all concerned in the manufacture, 
shipping, sale or use of lime know that the term ••Bur- 
gess Lime" is exclusively applied to an article that, as 
regards whiteness and purity, has few equals and no 
superiors in the market. Its superiority is due to the 
exceptionally line quality of the rock from which it is 
made aud the great care and skill shown in iis produc- 
tion, its reputation being far too valuable to be risked 
by any abatement of the painstaking methods which 
have had so much to do with the uniform maintenance 
of its quality. The quarry from which the rock is ob- 
tained was opened about IS 15 and came under the con- 
trol of Mr. G. F. Burgess, the present proprietor, about 
half a century afterward, or in 1S63. and for a number 
of years the product of the rock was marketed as 
••Jacobs' Lime." ".Jacobs" being the original owner of 
the quarry. Some time afterward the present name was 
adopted and the celebrated Burgess White Lime has not 
only maintained the reputation of its predecessor but 
has raised and extended it until now no brand of lime is 
more widely and favorably known. Mr. Burgess 
operates two" kilns, produces from 4O.00<J to 50.CKX) casks 
of lime per annum and warrants every cask to be fully 
up to the standard which has made the Burgess White 
Lime so popular among those who appreciate that the 
best is the cheapest and who consequently insist upon 
having the best lime the market affords. " Mr. Burgess 
is a native of Fairfield. Maine, and is universally knov.n 
m Eockport and vicinity not only on account of his 
success in business but also by reason of the prominent 
part he has taken in public affairs, he having served as 
selectman, as town treasurer and as state senator; and 
he also served in the 19th regiment of Maine Volunteers. 
He founded his present business in 1863. and in 1SS5 
admitted Mr. G. L. Burgess to partnership under the 
style of G. F. Burgess a: Son, the firm carrying on a 
general store in addition to manufacturing lime, but the 
partnership was dissolved In ISOl and Mr. G. F. Burgess 
has since given exclusive attention to the manufacture 
and shipping of the famous brand of lime that hears his 
name and has made it known in all parts of this country 
where a demand for first-class lime exists. 



T. V. HILL. Dealer in Fish and Oysters. 
Family trade solicited. On the bridge. Eockport. Me. 
Xo man can carry on retail provision business 
for six years in one location without becoming 
widely known himself: and when at the time 
we have specified his business is larger than ever 
before, and he is held in the highest esteem, it is evident 
that his business methods must be honorable and liberal 
and his goods first class in every respect : and a visit to 
his store will show that he is prepared to meet the de- 
mands of his customers. A store is utilized of the 
dimensions of 15 X 20 feet and employment isgivenactive 
and intelligent assistants. Mr. Hill is a native of Xew 
York and thoroughly understands his line of business in 
all its branches. He deals largely in fish, oysters, clams, 
lobsters etc. These goods are selected expressly for 
first class family trade and consumption, and are "fully 
guaranteed as to iheir freshness and qualities for such 
purposes. He is careful to offer only such articles as he 
can confldenlly recommend, and by keeping faith with 
his customers, has built up an enviable reputation. 
Don"t forget the place. Mr. T. V. Hill, on the bridge. 

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G. W. ACHORN & CO.. Dealers in Dry and 
Fancy Goods. Boots .^nd Shoes and Crockerv, EocSport, 
Me. The simple fact that Messrs. G. W. A"chorn/!c Co., 
rank with the most extensive dealers in drv and -fancy 
goods in this section of the State may safely be accej^ed 
as proof that they ofler exceptional indueetnents to buy- 
ers, for there is certainly no lack of competition In their 
line of business, and the residents of this part of Maine 
are not at all behind their fellow citizens in other por- 
tions of the State as regards abilitv " to know a good 
thing w hen they see it," so that the "liberal support they 
give to this firm's enterprises is convincing evidencethat 
they have many strong claims upon the patronage ofthe 
public. We say "enterprises." for Messrs. O. JST. 
Achom & Co. ca'rry on a large establishment at Camden 
in addition to the one in this town, but the two ^niar- 
prises may be considered as identical in one sense, for 
their management is so closely connected that the pa- 
trons of both share the advantages gained bv the buring 
of goods in much larger quantities than would be re"- 
quired to supply either. This is a practical example of 
••co-operation" that everyone can appreciate, and the 
ladies most of all, for they" are as a rule thoroughly well 
informed concerning the quality and prices of the" class 
of goods handled by this firm, "and they find that they 
can save money as well as gain a larger latitude- of 
choice by patronizing either of the stores in question. 
The Eockport establishment is 23x60 feet in dimension, 
exclusive of a storeroom measuring 15x12 feet, and it 
conuiins a very large and skillfully chosen stock of dry 
and fancy goods of all kinds, including positively the 
latest fashionable novelties in all the goods handled. 
Crockery, boots and shoes, and other commodities are 
also dealt in, and in every case the goods are fully war- 
ranted to prove as represented, and the prices are "as low 
as the lowest. Employment is given to three efficient 
assistants, and prompt and polite attention is at all times 
assured to every caller. .-b> 

LUCE & MAGUNE. Manufactnrers of Canned 
Goods, Eockport. Maine. 2iXi.0O<) Cans. Factory 
at Waldoboro and Eound Pond. The manufacture of 
hermetically sealed goods in Maine has attained enor- 
mous proportions, it representing the investment of ah 
immense amount of capital and giving employment, 
directly and indirectly, to many thousands of persons, 
for Jtaine leads all other States in the L'nion In this 
industry, both as regards the quantity and the qualitv of 
the goods produced, the brands put up by some ^ine 
canning houses having world-wide celebrity and beii^ 
accepted as the standard wherever introduced. There- 
fore to say that a Eockport concern manufactures canned 
goods equal to any produced in the State is equivalent 
to saying that they are unsurpassed by any in the mar- 
ker, and that such is the fact is the unanimous judgment 
of all who have handled and used the productions of 
Messrs. Luce & Magune. the firm to which we had ref- 
erence. Messrs. W. A. Luce and C. L. Magune are both 
natives of Eockport, and have been associated in their 
present enterprise since 1S90. Their factories are locat- 
ed at Eockport. Waldoboro and Eound Pond; the 
premises iu this town comprising three bui. dings of the 
respective dimensions of iJOxllO, 100x30 and -10x60 feet. 
The machinery used is of the most improved type and 
in connection with the rigid system of inspection fol- 
lowed ensures that all the products handled shall be 
carefully prepared and that all the cans shall be solidly 
filled and perfectly and permanently sealed. Add to 
this the fact that none but carefully "selected goods are 
packed, and the high quality and enviable reputation of 
the product require no further explanation. The firm 
put up lobsters, clams, mackerel and corn to the amount 
of about 2iX).0OO cans per annum, and the demand for 
their goods is steadily increasing as their merits become 
more generally known. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 




ACHORN BEOS., Eockport, Me., Dealers 
In Fine Granite Monuments and Gravestones, all Orders 
Promptly attended to, Sheds on Commercial Street. If 
there be one branch of industry in which special atten- 
tion should be paid to avoid any appearance of "cheap- 
ness" in the finished product, it is that of monumental 
work, for nothing is in worse taste than an elaborately 
designed monument or headstone, the mechanical work 
of which is done in a rough and careless manner, and on 
the other hand an inappropriate design will produce a 
bad effect no matter how carefully and skilfully it has 
been carried out. Tlie importance of placing orders 
with a person who combines tasteful designing with ex- 
cellent execution is therefore obvious, and it is not at 
all surprising that Messrs. Achorn Bros, should be 
liberally patronized by the residents of Eockport and 
vicinity, for these gentlemen turn out work equal to the 
best in every respect and quote lowest prices. These 
gentlemen are both natives of Rockport, and have been 
identified with their present establishment since ISSl. 
They are dealers in fine granites and make a specialty 
of fine cut monuments, gravestones, etc. Estimates are 
cheerfully given and out of town work solicited. Com- 
petent assistants are employ ed and all orders are 
promptly executed. Work is guaranteed to prove strict- 
ly as represented, and satisfaction can confidentially be 
warranted to every customer, both as regards the 
quality of the work and the price. 



FEED W. COPELAND, Blacksmithing, 
Horseshoeing and Jobbing, Main St., Rockpoit, Me. A 
poor horse well shod can sometimes do more work than 
a good horse poorly shod ; so it is worth the while of 
every horse owner to see that such work is done as it 
should be. Mr. Fred W. Copeland on Main St. has an 
excellent reputation in connection with this line of work, 
and as he employs experienced and careful assistants 
can fill all orders at very short notice. He is a native of 
Thomaston, Me., and has been identified with his 
present establishment since 1889. He has built up a 
successful business, occupj-ing premises covering an 
area of COO square feet, where a specialty is made of 
horse-shoeing and blacksmithing, also jobbing, such 
work being done at moderate prices and in the best 
manner. Mr. Copeland means to turn out strong as well 
as neat work, and allows no work to leave his shop that 
he thinks will not give satisfaction. He has had an ex- 
tensive experience in horse-shoeing and blacksmithing. 
and those who have had orders filled at his establishment 
speiik in the highest terms of the work and the reason- 
able and low prices. Therefore we have no hesitation 
in cordially recommending this establishment to all who 
wish anything done in the line which we have men- 
tioned, for we are sure that complete satisfaction will 
be given. 



WALTEE T. PEREY, Painter, Paper 
Hanger, Etc., also Ship Painter, Main Street, Eock- 
port, Me. One of the first proverbs to which the 
attention of children is called is "Practice makes 
perfect," and certainly it would be difficult to find 
one more thoroughly true in every respect. "Habit 
is second nature," is anotliersaying iuthesame line, 
and daily experience demonstrates that in practical 
life nothing can take the place of prolonged prac- 
tice. Therefore when it is desired to have a thing 
done as it should be it is an excellent idea to place 
the order with one who has had sufficient practical 
experience to be master of the subject in all its 
branches. It is for this reason among others that 
the work turned out by Mr. Walter T. Perry is so 
uniformly good, for this gentleman has been en- 
gaged in business as a painter, glazier and paper 
hanger since 187.5. In 18SG he commenced business 
for himself. He carries a full line of paints, oils, var- 
nishes, glass and painters" materials of all kinds. His 
goods are all of the best quality and will be sold at the 
lowest prices. Mr. Perry employs eight first-class house 
and sign painters and paper hangers, which enables him 
to do any work in his line with neatness and dispatch. 
All orders by mail or otherwise delivered will receive 
prompt attention. His work is sure to be durable as 
well as ornamental and the best materials are used in 
the filling of orders. Mr. Perry is a native of Eockport 
and is prepared to undertake all branches of his business 
at short notice, .and his charges are always reasonable. 
He is also a first-class ship painter. Estimates made on 
all classes of painting. 



W. A. LUCE, Departiueiit Store, Groceries 
and Provisions, Flour and Grain, Paints and Oils, 
Crockery, Hats, Caps and Gents' Clothing, Boots, Shoes 
and Eubbers. Central Street, Eockport. Maine. The 
modern "department" store is an outgrowth, or rather 
a greatly improved form, of the old-fashioned "general" 
store, it resembling the latter in the magnitude and 
variety of the stock carried, but differing from it in the 
perfect order and careful arrangement of the various 
parts or "departments" of the business. The typical 
"general" store may be said to resemble an auction 
room in which all sorts of saleable (not to mention un- 
saleable) articles are jumbled together without regard 
to kind or quality; the typical "department" store con- 
tains as great or a greater variety of goods but they are 
so carefully classified that such an establishment is, in 
eftect. a collection of stores under one roof, and com- 
bines the advantages of choosing from specially selected 
stocks with the convenience of buying at one establish- 
ment. But "example is better than precept," and such 
of our readers as wish to know what a first-class depart- 
ment store is like can gain more knowledge of the 
subject by one visit to the establishment carried on by 
Mr. \\'. A. Luce than we could give them by pages of 
description, for this is a fine example of the kind of 
store in question and should be visited by all who wish 
to "keep up with the times" as well as by all who wish 
to buy reliable goods at bottom prices, for in order to 
do the latter you must do the former also. The enter- 
prise carried on by Mr. Luce was inaugurated by 
Messrs. Carletou, Norwood ifc Co., who were succeeded 
by Messrs. Carleton, Norwood & Son, the present pro- 
prietor assuming control in 1888. He has modernized and 
improved the undertakicg in every respect, has carefully 
systemized the business in every detail, and has succeed- 
ed in providing an establishment at which may be found 
complete lines of nearly every commodity required by 
individuals and families : at which positively bottom 
prices .are quoted on reliable goods, and at which 
prompt, courteous and intelligent service is assured to 
every caller. Hence he deserves the gratitude and sup- 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 



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port of the public, and as the usefulness of the estab- 
lishment increases in direct proportion to the patronage 
it receives, there is double reason to continue the gen- 
eral and hearty support thus far given the enterprise. 
The stock includes groceries and provisions, flour, grain 
and feed, paints and oils, crockery and glassware, 
clothing, hats and caps, gents' furnishings, boots, shoes 
and rubliers, besides other indispensable commodities, 
and is so arranged as to make the task of selection easy 
and pleasant with the aid given by four well-informed 
and attentive assistants. Mr. Luce pays a tax on .§0000 
worth of goods but carries a stock of from fli.OOO to 
^15,000. Sales for 1S91, $42,000. 



MRS. LIXA A. BARRETT, Central Street, 
corner Main, Rockport. Me., Dealer in Fine Millinery 
and Fancy Goods. It is not difficult to ascertain that 
the establishment conducted by Mrs. Lina A. Barrett is 
a favorite resort with many of" our Eockport residents, 
for those who have had dealings at the store in question 
are out-spoken in their commendation of the methods of 
management pursued there. It is generally understood 
that the stock of fine millinery, fancy goods, Ac, is one 
of the most carefully selected, aud also that the goods 
contained therein can be strictly depended upon to prove 
just as represented. Mrs. Barretfs skill and taste in the 
art of millinery work is of the Iiighest order, and satis- 
faction is guaranteed to all. This enterprise was inau- 
gurated in 1880. by E. M. Talbot, who gave place to 
Mrs. Barrett in 1890 aud has met with steadily mcreasing 
patronage as its merits became more evident. The 
premises occupied are located on the ground floor on 
Central Street, cor. Main, and are 20x40 feet in dimen- 
sions, and aftbrd ample room to display the various 
articles carried in stock to excellent advantage, and the 
prices quoted being in the higliest degree satisfactory. 
Mrs. Barrett Is always willing to give the benefit of her 
experience to those who may desire information or ad- 
vice concerning any article dealt in, and much trouble 
and expense may often be avoided by following such 
counsel. Sufficient assistance is at hand to enable every 
caller to be served without delay, while uniform courtesy 
is the rule to all. 



BURGESS & BOWERS, Livery and Teaming 
Stable, Central Street, Eockport, Me. For some time 
past there has been a growing conviction on the part of 
the more prominent business men of Eockport and vicin- 
ity that the teaming facilities of the town were inade- 
quate to properly meet the wants of a community in 
which the transportation of heavy articles is so largely 
carried on as is the case here, and with characteristic 
enterprise Messrs. Burgess & Bowers determined to 
supply the deficiency, and at the same time to provide 
41 livery service which should also be so etticient in every 
respect as to fully meet the present, aud discount the 
future needs of the community for some time to come. 
It is perfectly safe to say that tliey have fully succeeded 
in both cases, for although they did not begin operations 
until July, 1891. they have already abundantly proved 
their ability to fill all orders for teaming, or for livery 
turnouts promptly, satisfactorily, aud at reasonable 
rates. Their stable is located on Central Street, opposite 
Carlton House, and is a spacious, finely arranged aud 
thoroughly equipped structure, containing thirty-seven 
stalls. The firm now utilize twenty-one horses and a 
proportionate number of first-class heavj- teams and 
light, stylish and comfortable pleasure vehicles, and 
they stand ready to add to their present extensive facil- 
ities as soon as the growth of their business warrants, 
and, judging by present indications, that time will soon 
vome, for the establishment is very largely patronized 
4ind its popularitj- is steadily and rapidly increasing. 



C. A. CARLETON, Dealer in Fre.sh and Salt 
Meats, Hams, Lard, Sausage, Poultry, Fruit and Veg- 
etables, Canned Goods, Pickles, &c., iRockport, Me. An 
establishment which is clearly entitled to a position 
among the leading aud representative houses in this sec- 
tion, is that conducted by Mr. C. A. Carleton. This 
business was started by Mr. W. E. Clough in 1870, and 
Mr. Carleton succeeded him in 1880. He is a native of 
Eockport, and carries on an extensive retail business, in- 
volving a vast amount of detail, and requiring unusual 
skill and intelligence to manage successfully. Tlie prem- 
ises occupied are situated on Central Street, and cover an 
area of 1000 feet. One floor is used, also a basement for 
storage and contain fresh aud salt meats, hams, lard, 
sausage, poultry, fruit aud vegetables, canned goods, 
pickles, ttc. Mr. Carlton is a careful and far-seeing 
buyer, and his experience enables him to judge very 
accurately what his customers need, and equal enter- 
prise is exhibited in keeping all departments fully up to 
the times. Prices are as low as the state of the market 
will allow, and two competent assistants are at hand to 
serve customers politely, intelligently and promptly. 
Mr. Carleton does his owu buying aud slaughtering 
through the summer, and ships veal to Boston through 
the fall and winter. 



CAMDEN SAVINGS BANK, of Rockport, 
Central Street, Eockport, Maine. The true function of 
a savings bank is to do for the public in general and for 
wage-earners in particular what would otherwise have 
to be done, if done at all, by individual members of a 
commuuity on a much smaller scale aud in a more or 
less irresponsible and unsatisfactory manner, — receive 
the savings of the people and invest them so as to com- 
bine the greatest obtainable amount of security and 
profit. There are various subordinate functions such 
as would naturally be incidental to the handling and 
investment of large sums of money, and the usefulness 
of the institution to depositors and to the community in 
general is. of course, largely dependent upon the ability 
with which these are carried out, as the development of 
local resources may be greatly aided or hindered by the 
progressiveness or undue conservatism of the bank's 
management ; but one fact should never be lost sight of 
under any circumstances, and that is that the first duty 
of the bank is to fully protect the interests of its deposi- 
tors, and even the most urgent local needs should not 
be allowed to interfere with that protection in the 
slightest degree. Such has been the policy pursued by 
the Camden Savings Bank of Eockport from its incor- 
poration in 1870, and the result is to be seen in the 
implicit confidence reposed in the institution, in its 
excellent financial condition and, above all, in its pop- 
ularity among the very class it is designed to help, — 
wage earners, who would otherwise have small incentive 
to save aud smaller opportunity to safely and profitably 
invest their surplus earnings. This popularity may be 
demonstrated in several ways, but the simplest and 
therefore the best way to show that the bank is popular 
among the people is to make it evident that the total 
amount on deposit is made up of many small accounts, 
and this may be easily done, for a late statement showed 
deposits of S14i),225.85 credited to 1278 depositors, or an 
average of 312.5.37 to each one. Add to this the fact 
that a gain of 102 depositors was made during 1890. and 
it becomes evident that not only is the bank truly popu- 
lar among the people but that its popularity is steadily 
increasing and its usefulness therefore extending. This 
is a deserved tribute to the management, past and pres- 
ent, and the following well known citizens who act as 
oflicers aud trustees of the institution may well feel 
gratified that their eft'irts are so generally appreciated: 
President. S. D. Carleton; Treasurer, C. , F. Eichards; 
Trustees, S. D. Carleton, S. E. Shepherd, B. E. D. 
Iluse. John H. Eells, E. A. Morrill. 



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CARLETON, XORWOOD & CO., Ship 
Builders, Manufacturers of Lime, and Dealers in Hay, 
Central Street, Rockport, Maine. For more than half a 
century the firm of Carleton, Xorwood & Co. have been 
80 prominently identified with the manufacturing and 
commercial interests of Rockport that to those familiar 
with the resources and enterprises of this section of the 
state the name of the firm and that of the town are 
inseparably connected, that is to say. it is impossible to 
think of one without calling to mind the other, also. 
As regards age, this vast enterprise resembles a mon- 
arch of the forest, for it is almost as old as the centurv, 
its birth dating back to 1S04, when operations were 
begun by Mr. William Carleton. In 1S40, Nov. l"th,the 
firm of Carleton & Norwood was formed, the partners 
being Messrs. S. D. Carleton and Joshua G. Norwood. 
P. J. Carleton commencing in 1S42 as a clerk, became a 
partner Nov. 17th, 1849, under the style of Carleton, 
Norwood & Co. Although Mr. Norwood died in 1S7G no 
change has been made in the time honored firm name 
which he did so much to make respected by all who 
appreciate strict integrity, active enterprise and wide 
public spirit. All the partners were born in Rockport, 
except Mr. Norwood, who is a native of Camden, so that 
this is a representative concern in more respects than 
one, and both the surviving members of the firm have 
represented the town in the legislature and have been 
active in advancing its interests in other ways besides 
those incidental to their business, Mr. S. D. Carleton, 
for instance, being president of the local Savings Bank, 
since its organization. The firm are ship builders, man- 
ufacturers of lime, and dealers in coal, lumber, ship 
chandlery, and as regards the magnitude of their opera- 
tions it is sufficient to say that they are one of the old- 
est ship building firms in the state and one of the largest 
manufacturers of lime in this section. Their facilities 
are proportionate to their business, so that in spite of the 
great demand for their productions and for the com- 
modities in which they deal they are enabled to fill 
orders promptly and accurately at all times and, we need 
hardly add, at the lowest prevailing rates. They manu- 
facture about 12.i,000 casks of lime of excellent quality 
annually, and some idea of tlieir shipping facilities may 
be gained from the fact that they own 25 vessels, among 
which are some of the finest ships afloat. Vast as their 
operations are, every detail of each department of the 
business is carefully supervised, and the system govern- 
ing the manufacture and the distribution of the goods 
handled is so perfect and so thoroughly carried out that 
the quality of the productions is uniformly excellent and 
both large and small orders are filled accurately and 
promptly as employment is given to hundreds of men. 
In connection with this firm it may be said that Mr. 
John Pascal made the model and built their first vessel, 
and with one exception all have been modeled and built 
by him, the number being over 60 vessels at the present 
time. 



CARLETON HOUSE, Rockport, Maine. 
Frank L. French, Manager. The benefits derived by a 
community from the operations of a great business 
house are by no means confined to those incidental to the 
special business it carries on, but are manifested in many 
indirect ways, and a prominent example of this is afford- 
ed by the Carleton House, for this is owned by the great 
ship building and lime manufacturing concern of Carle- 
ton, Norwood & Co., and, as is invariably the case with 
a strictly first-class hotel, does much to advance the 
interests of the community in which it is located, not 
only by attracting visitors to the town but also by 
favorably impressing those who come to Rockport on 
business errands. The Carleton House is a spacious 
three-story building, containing 30 commodious and 
pleasant sleeping rooms, and equipped with steam heat- 



ing apparatus, electric bells, and other modern conven- 
iences. Under the efficient management of Mr. Frank 
L. French, who has had charge since 18S7, the service is 
all that could be desired ; the cuisine is maintained at a 
high standard of excellence, the comfort and health of 
guests are carefully provided for, and the hotel holds a 
leading position among similiar establishments through- 
out this section of the state and is a pronounced favorite 
with the traveling public. The terms are moderate, and 
there is an excellent livery stable connected at which 
first-class teams may be obtained at any time without 
delay and at reasonable rates. 



P. & A. C. WILEY, Fancy Goods, Boots, 
Shoes and Rubbers, Central Street, Rockport, Me. 
When Messrs. P. & A. C. Wiley began business in Rock- 
port, in 1SS4, they gave exclusive attention to the retail- 
ing and repairing of boots and shoes, and soon built up 
an extensive trade which is still steadily increasing, but 
wishing to still further increase their operations they 
began the manufacture and sale of fancy goods, and 
their success in this field of effort may be judged from 
the fact that during the season when " business is rush- 
ing " they employ 100 hand> in the manufacture of 
worsted goods of all kinds, including sacques, shirts, 
shawls, scarfs, hoods, Tam O'Shanters, slippers, etc. 
They are prepared to furnish these articles to the trade 
as well as to the general public, and can fill the heaviest 
orders at short notice and at bottom rates. But their 
boot and shoe business has by no means been neglected, 
and now, as ever, if you want to get st}'lish, comfortable 
and reliable footwear at the lowest market price 
"Wiley's" is the store to visit. It always contains a 
large, seasonable, and complete assortment of the pro- 
ductions of the the leading manufacturers. The goods 
are ia every case warranted to prove just as represented, 
the service is prompt, intelligent and courteous, and, in 
short, the reputation of this popular establishment is 
fully maintained in every respect. 



S. N. SOUTHARD & SON, Ship Joiners, 
House Contractors, and Builders, Commercial Street, 
Rockport, Me. It is not at all surprising that so large 
and imposing a structure as a ship should represent the 
work of many distinct and widely different trades, but 
many persons are not aware that the same is true to a 
somewhat less extent of the smallest coasting vessel or 
the tiniest yacht ; but such is the case, and among all 
the trades represented none occupies a more important 
position than does that of the ship joiner, whose work 
Ijears about the same relation to that of the other 
mechanics engaged in ship building, as does that of the 
cabinet maker to the work of those who build and fit up 
houses, etc. First-class ship joining must generally 
combine strength, lightness, durability and beauty, and 
it is hardly necessarj- to add that experience, skill and 
care are indispensable to the doing of superior work of 
this kind, so that it is necessary to use discrimination in 
the placing of orders if satisfaction is to be ensured. In 
this connection "e may fittingly make mention of the 
facilities controlled by Messrs. S. N. Southard <& Son, for 
they are among the leading ship joiners in this section 
of the State, and not only do all descriptions of work, 
from the simplest to the most elaborate, in first-class 
style and at short notice, but are uniformly moderate in 
their charges, both for new work and for repairing. 
They are also owners in the Rockport Steam Mill, which 
is finely equipped for the doing of ship work, and hence 
they are in a position to figure very closely on both 
large and small jobs, and, with the aid of ten experienced 
assistants, to execute the most extensive commissions 
without long delay. They are also house carpenters in 
all its branches, furnishing building material and con- 
tracting for new houses or repairing of old. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ROCKPORT. 



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THE EOCKPOET STEAM MILL CO., 

Southard & Fuller, Manufacturers of Buildiug Material 
of all kinds, Ship Work, etc., Commercial Street, Rock- 
port, Me. The houses of the present day may well be 
called " machine made," for practically all the materials 
of which they are constructed are produced by machin- 
ery and only the putting of them together is done by 
hand. A good idea of the perfection which has been 
attained in the manufacture of wood-working machinery, 
and the speed and accuracy with which it does its work, 
may be obtained by visiting the establishment of the 
Rockport Steam Mill Company, for this is fitted up with 
a complete plant of the most improved machinery for 
the manufacture of building material of all kinds, and 
after you have seen it in operation and noted the rapidity 
and accuracy with which it does its work, you will un- 
derstand why this company are able to fill all orders 
promptly, to turn out work equal to the best, and to 
quote bottom rates to both wholesale and retail buy- 
ers. The business was founded in ISSl by Mr. L. Iv. 
Morse, and in 1S8S came under the control of Messrs. 
Southard & Fuller, the present proprietors. Messrs. S. 
N. Southard and J. S. Fuller are both natives of Maine, 
and are widelj' known throughout thi« part of the State, 
Mr. Fuller having at one time been one of Rockports' 
selectmen. The firm do ship as well as house work, and 
are prepared to meet all honorable competition both in 
quality and prices. 



BAZILLA H. SPEAE & CO. House, Ship 
and Sign Painter, also Paper Hanging, Central Street, 
Rockport, Me. The work of the house and sign painter 
is very important, combining as it does utility and 
beauty, and it is becoming more and more important 
every year. The day has gone by when a square struct- 
ure covered with white paint answered for a dwelling 
house, for nowadays we have cosy looking buildings 
with a bewildering confusion of angles, etc., painted in 
three or four colors, and appearing as home-like without 
as they are within. But to get the best effects from 
such dwellings it is essential that they should be painted 
by experienced hands, and not only that, but the 
material used should be first class and able to stand the 
severity of all kinds of weather; therefore house owners 
will find it worth their while to take some little trouble 
to place all such work in competent hands, and they 
can possibly do no better than to leave orders with 
Mr. Bazilla H. Spear and Co., doing business on Central 
Street. They have gained a reputation second to none 
for durable, tasteful and entirely satisfactory work. 
The business premises occupied by them are about 600 
sq. feet in dimensions. Special attention given to ship 
painting, and employment is given to thoroughly ex- 
perienced and skilled assistants, and all orders in any of 
the above lines of business will be promptly filled in the 
most satisfactory manner. They also hang wall paper 
in a first-class manner. 



W. O. CORTHELL, Boarding and Livery 
stable. Good teams to let, at short notice. Central 
Street, Rockport, Maine. Also Undertaker, The 
establishment conducted by Mr. W, O. Corthell appeals 
both to those who own horses and those who hire them, 
for it is a strictly flrst-class boarding and liverv stable, 
and the service offered in both departments of the busi- 
ness is as comprehensive as it is efficient, and as econom- 
ical as it is satisfactory in other respects. The premises 
made use of are spacious, well arranged and thoroughly 
fitted up ; contain 10 stalls and are conveniently located 
on Central St. Employment is given to two competent 
assistants, aal hjrses boir dedhere are assured intelligent 



and reliable care as well as comfortable, healthful quar- 
ters and a suitable abundance of first-class food, Mr. 
Corthell announces that he has "good teams to let at 
short notice," and this modest announcement is more 
than justified by the facts, for the teams are not only 
good but excellent and all orders are filled without de- 
lay. The charges are uniformly moderate too, and in 
short, this stable fully deserves the enviable reputation 
it has held during the ten years that it has been under 
the present management. Mr. Corthell is a native of 
Camden and is almost uuiverally known hereabouts, 
not only on account of the leading position held by his 
stable but also by reason of his long experience and ex- 
tensive business as an undert.aker, he having performed 
the responsible duties incidental to that profession for 
10 years, and being prepared to execute all commissions 
at short notice, at moderate rates and in a thoroughly 
satisfactory manner. 

EOCKPOET HOME LAUNDEY, W. E, 

Hill, proprietor. Opera House Block, Rockport Me, 
Maine people as a general thing, are rather conservative, 
and are not given to making changes without some good 
reason exists for doing so; but on the other hand, they 
are quick to recognize genuine merit, and hence may be 
depended upon to patronize any really worthy enter- 
prise to which their attention may be called. As a case 
in point, let us refer to the high degree of success at- 
tained by the popular Home Laundry, located in the 
Opera House Block. This enterprise has been started 
only a short time and as soon as the fine character of the 
work turned out became known, and it was learned that 
the prices were as reasonable as the work was satisfac- 
tory, a large patronage war accorded Mr, Hill, and this 
has steadily and rapidly increased up to the present 
time. The premises utilized comprises two floors, each 
10 X 30 feet in dimensions, and are fitted up with every 
facility for the production of first class laundry work. 
The business now done requires the services of three 
competent and reliable assistants. Mr, Hill is a native 
of Warren R, I, and is well known throughout Rock- 
port, and to him must due credit be given, for the man- 
agement of so useful an industry to the community, for 
he has worked hard and earnestly to bring it up "to its 
present high standing, and to keep all promises made — 
to cleanse the finest fabrics loithout injuring them in the 
slightest degree — for however it may be with other con- 
cerns, the laundry of which Mr, W, R. Hill is the pro- 
prietor employs no agents or machines that could 
possibly harm the articles treated by them. Anything 
sent by stage or otherwise promptly attended to. 

A, P, COETHELL & SOX, Market Gard- 
eners, Pleasant Street, Rockport, The enterprise con- 
ducted by Messrs, A. P, Corthell & Son may truly be 
said to be a prominent factor in Rockporfs advantages 
as a place of residence, for it is an obvious and import- 
ant advantage to be able to obtain fresh fruit and pro- 
duce of first class quality in quantities to suit at the 
lowest market rates ; and as the firm in question carry on 
market gardening on a large scale, using the most 
Improved facilities and utilizing the most scientific 
methods, they are prepared to furnish just such a service 
as we have described, and as thej' deliver goods free in 
Rockport and vicinity there is no reason why every res- 
ident of that section should not profit by it, Byt their 
local trade large as it is, is small in comparison with 
their aggregate business, for they are heavy shippers of 
'• garden truck" of every description, their products be- 
ing handled by the leading houses in some of the largest 
New England cities. Some idea of the magnitude of 
their facilities may be gained from the fact that they 
have GO acres uuder high cultivatiou, while 20 horses are 
utilized in farming and in doing the heavy teaming 



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incidental to the enterprise. Emrloyment is given to 
about ten assistants as a general tiling, but dunng the 
fruit season as many as 75 are employed. The firm are 
liberal and enterprising in their metliods. and solicit 
correspondence from dealers and large consumers : they 
being ready and willing to meet all honorable competi- 
tion and to give immediate and personal attention to all 
orders. The business was founded in 1S76 by Messrs. 
E. C. & W. P. Corthell who, in 1889, were succeeded by 
the present firm consisting of Messrs. A. P. and W. P. 
Corthell. both of whom are natives of Rockport, and are 
too well known hereabouts to render extended personal 
mention necessary. They have built up an extensive 
trade and an envi.ible reputation for promptness and 
reliability, and they propose to maintain both by close 
attention to business and the use of strictly honorable 
methods. 



A. D. CHAMPNEY, Dealer in Drugs, Medi- 
cines and Chemicals, Toilet Articles, .Sponges, Brushes, 
Perfumery, Ac, also Paper Hangings, IJooks, Stationery 
and Fancy Goods, Rockport, Me. We often hear it said 
that there is no establishment so useful and important 
that another could not be found to fill its place, and that 
no individual, however prominent his position, is indis- 
pensable to the welfare of a community, and no doubt 
the principle upon which those assertions are based is 
sound enough, but still it is easy to suppose cases where 



the withdrawal of present facilites would cause great in- 
convenience to say the least, and Rockport people need 
not go away from" home to find a prominent example of 
such a condition of affairs, for the establishment con- 
ducted by Mr. A. D. Champney has become of such im- 
portance during the thirty years of its existence, and 
the residents of this section have become so used to de- 
pending upon him to furnish them with pure drugs, 
medicines and chemicals at the lowest market rates, that 
were he to retire from business it would be greatly re- 
gretted by a very large proportion of Rockporfs citizens 
even if he had a worthy successor. But, fortunately, he 
has no idea of retiring, and will probably long continue 
the excellent service which has given his store the lead- 
ing position in its special line. Mr. Champney was bora 
in Rockport; was a corporal in the army during the 
Rebellion; has served seven years as town clerk, and 
now holds a commission as justice of the peace. Besides 
dealing largely in drugs, medicines and chemicals, hand- 
ling only pure goods and quoting bottom prices on them, 
he carries a large stock of toilet articles, sponges, 
brushes, perfumery, etc., and a full assortment of artis- 
tic paper hangings, together with a carefully selected 
line of books, stationery and fancy goods, all of which 
are offered at the very lowest market rates. Mr. Champ- 
ney is manager of the Western Union Telegraph Oflice, 
which is located in his store, and he gives close attention 
to every detail of his business, although employment is 
given to two competent assistants. 



ROCKPORT ICE CO., 



-SHIPPERS OF- 



PENOBSCOT RIVER ICE, 



ROCKPORT, MAINE. 




BiED's Eye View, No. 1. 

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CAMDEN. 



As rich as Maine iu general and Penobscot Bay in particular, is in beautiful, healthful and 
accessible towns, one might search the state over without finding the parallel of Camden ; and the 
natural charms of this lovely town and village are so intensified by the rich historical associations 
connected with them, that few if any other summer resorts in all Xew England, appeal so forcibly 
to those interested in our country's early history and to all tourists of refined tastes, whether his- 
torically inclined or not. We speak of Camden especially as a summer resort because it is in this 
capacity that the old town is destined to gain its greatest future fame, and because, although it is 
now generally known among summer tourists and is largely visited every year, it is still not so 
universally known as its merits deserve, and were its many attractions familiar to the many as 
they are now to the comparatively few, the demand for accommodations would necessitate a 
quadrupling of the present facilities, although these are by no means limited. 

The first of all ' ' summer tourists ' ' to visit Camden, or at least the first one who had a white 
skin, was Captain George Weymouth of the Archangel, who visited and explored the coast away 
back at the very beginning of the seventeenth century, or in May and June, 1605. He set an 
example which has been followed by all who have come after him, by being very favorably im- 
pressed with this locality, but nevertheless many years elapsed between his visit and the first 
I^ermaneni settlement, for not only was there an immense amount of eligible territory to settle 
upon and improve before Camden was reached, but the long continued warfare between the English 
and the French and Indians, rendered any attempt at settlement of so exposed a spot foolhardy 
and useless. 

Camden was included in the " Muscongus " patent, afterwards known as the " Waldo" patent, 
and while the territory was held by General Waldo, it was surveyed by order of a company known 
as the '' Twenty Associates," which had been formed by him to aid in the settlement of the vast 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CAMDEN. 



region he controlled. The work of .surveying was done by David Fale.s of Thomaston, and the 
resulting township was given the name of "Megunticook Plantation," the place having been called 
by the Indians "'Meguuticook,'' signifying " great sea swells," a most appropriate name for such 
undulating territory. The survey was completed in 1768. and 17ti9 the first permanent settler 
arrived, in the person of James Eiehards, who was joined by his brother and their families before 
the close of the year. During the next score of years the work of settlement made gratifying prog- 




^'"^- - BiED's Eye View, No. 2. 

?.no(i 
yfrli-. 
r.^^S) considering the attending conditions, and in 1790 the population amounted to 331. Of course, 

thj^( development of the plantation had been seriously hindered by the war of the Eevolutiou, and 
Q^niden, or rather Megunticook, was all the more exposed to injury from the fact that after the 
Q(yujpancy of Castine by the British, in 1779, Camden became the only place of general rendezvous 
fpr 4jnericans upon the Penobscot. During one of the various assaults upon the settlement, the 
ipirH^sh burned a saw mill on Megunticook stream and fired a grist mill, but the latter was saved 
by Leonard Metcalf and a small party, who extinguished the flames and forced the incendiaries to 
r^^'^^t to their boats. 

-,j -^^yhe town was incorporated February 17, 1791, and it is a noteworthy fact that the setting 
^gaii'jj,of Rockport — by which act Camden lost by far the large proportion of her territory and 
a]j:jOut; one-half her population — occurred almost exactly a century from that date, or February 19, 

mh 

.,j^^.The name Camden was given in honor of Lord Camden, at one time Lord High Chancellor of 
!l^ngland, and one of the best and most powerful friends the colonies possessed in the mother country 
l^^^^-e and during the Revolution. The town enjoyed great prosperity during the decade following 
its incorporation, and in ISOO its population had increased from 331 to 872. The first settled 
minister, the Rev. Thomas Cochran, was installed in 1805, bat there had been a regular church 
^g^nization for years previous and preachers had been engaged from outside and paid by the 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CAMDEN. 137 

The Embargo Act of 1807 wrought havoc with Camden's commerce and general interests, but 
during the war which followed, the town suffered but little direct damage, although the British 
occupied Castine, as they had during the Revolution, and doubtless one reason why Camden 
escaped frequent attack, was because Mount Beatty, some three-quarters of a mile fiom the village, 
was furnished with a battery consisting of one 12 and one 18 pounder. To be sure, there were no 
expert gunners to man the battery and there were but few soldiers in town ; but nevertheless in the 
minds of the British the danger of an attack out- weighed the comijaratively little profit or glory to 
be gained by sacking the town, and hence it escaped with slight injury. 

After the war the population again began to increase, and in 1820 had liecome 1,828, which in- 
creased to 2,200 by 1830, and during the next decade it grew to 3,005, and gained just a thousand 
during the following ten years, the figures for 1850 being 4,005. In 1860 the population was 4,588 
and during the Rebellion the old town rendered most valuable aid ; her sons rallying enthsiasti- 
eally around the stars and strips and fully maintaining the jjatriotic traditions of their ancestors. 
The first census following the civil war, that of 1870, gives Camden a population of 4,512, and an 
estate valuation of -81,497.631 : and the figures remained practically unchanged up to the time of the 
setting ajjart of Rockport, for al hough the decline of the ship building industry was detrimental 
to the town, what it lost here it gained in other fields of effort, and continued workings of this 
I)rinciple have kept the meterial interests of Camden in equilil)rium, as one may say, and have 
built Jip a diversity of industries and other sources of income which ensure her some degi-ee 
at least of properity, even under the most adverse conditions that are likely to arise. Ship build- 
ing is by no means a "lost art '" here, on the contraiy. the present Camden contains two tine ship 
yards, and at one of them was not long ago launched the largest four-masted schooner, that Maine 
had ever produced up to that time. 

A large and finely equipped anchor factory, together with shipsmith shops, boat builders' shops, 
an oakure factory, and various sliip joiners, painters, etc., combine to maintain Camden's prestige 
as a "marine supply" station, and the town is also still prominently identified with the business 
of lime manufacturing, although the setting apart of Rockport deprived her of the section especially 
■devoted to that branch of industry. The manufacture of woolens and pajjer mill felting and of 
woolen dress goods is largely carried on, and among other prominent productions are carriages and 
sleighs; door, sash and blinds : cooperage machines; capstans and shij) machinery and hardware 
in general ; pumps and blocks ; granite, powder, saddlery, sails, steam yachts and launches, not 
to mention various articles of minor importance. There are many excellent mercantile establish- 
ments in town, comprising stores of al)Out all kinds, which aie heavily stocked, liberally managed 
and highly regarded by the general public. The matter of illumination is taken care of by the 
Camden and Rockland Electric Light Company ; while the water supply is furnished by the 
Camden and Rockland Water Company, who supply water that has repeatedly been proved by 
scientific analysis to be purer even than that from the famous Poland Spring. A carefully man- 
aged National Bank affords financial facilities of an unexceptionable kind, and transportation 
facilities are furnished by the Boston & Bangor Steamship Company and by daily stage to Rock- 
laud, where connection with the Knox & Lincoln Railroad is made. 

There are four hotels in town besides half a dozen or so boarding houses, and this brings ais to 
a consideration of some of the many claims which Camden possesses to be given a leading position 
among Maine's summer resorts. Above and beyond all, must be classed the truly magnificent 
scenery, and by this we mean, not only the many picturesque views to be found in Camden and in the 
towns adjoining, but also the grand effects made by distant ocean and far-away mountains as seen 
from some of the various eminences in town, eminences which, judged by the number of feet they 
rise above sea-level, may be classed as great hills, but which are properly regarded as mountains, 
as they are truly mountains by comparison with all the country roundabout. To one who gauges 
his enthusiasm by a foot rule, they may fail to be very impressive, for the scant 1,300 feet of alti- 
tude of Megunticook, the highest of them all, may seem as nothing in comparsion with the lordly 



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height of Mount Washington or even that of the many New England Mountains which equal say 
one-half of Mount Washington's altitude, but it should be remembered that many of these peaks 
owe a considerable proportion of their height above sealevel to the elevation of the country from 
which they rise, while Megunticook springs almost from the very ocean and is doubly high and 
impressive in appearance by its contrast with that tremendous level plain. The ascent is not 
difScult ; in fact Megunticook is one of the most approachable mountains and even lures the visitor 




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Main Street, Camden. 



on in the beginning by extending a silver line of invitation in the shape of a sparkling brook, along- 
whose course the road — a typical forest way, softly carpeted with grass and mosses and shaded by 
spreading branches — winds upward and onward, but with so gradual a rise that even the most 
indolent can for some time find no excuse for retreating, while the active and ambitious climber 
may well sigh for some real difficulties to conquer, and think of old Megunticook as the mildest 
mannered mountain that ever invited puny humanity to use it for a foot- stool. But this is only 
for half the way from the base. Then the path grows steeper, not ijerilously so by any means, but 
steep enough to make one realize that he would rise in the world must put forth more exertion than 
the plodder along level ground, and the last few hundred feet of the ascent is moi-e in the nature of. 



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a scramble than is entirely agreeable to those who fear the loss of breath and dignity and are in the 
habit of doing their ascending in an elevator car. But, having gained the summit, whatever loss 
of breath and dignity you may have sustained, is at once forgotten in your delight in the wonder 
ful view extending on every side. "What matters it that guide books tell you you are but 1,26.5 
feet above yonder blue ocean and Penobscot Bay with its well nigh countless islands ? You are 
high enough to see more in one glance than can be described in pages of description ; to spy out 
lonely Monhegan and distant Mount Desert ; to descry shijjs so far out to sea, that you are not sure 
whether it is many yards of swelling canvas or the fleeting reflection of a gulls' s wing, that makes 
the elusive whiteness which attracts your attention, and then perhaps you remember that in all 
probability this was the mountain first seen by Weymouth on his approach to the Penobscot, and 
spoken of by him in his log of that summer cruise made in 160.5. Meguuticook is visible 20 leagues 
in clear weather, and one standing on its summit during the continuance of such favoral>le con- 
ditions would readily believe that his sight ranged over a full hundred miles of heaving ocean be- 
fore it was stopped by the bridal of water and sky along the mysterious horizon. Island, lakes, 
forests, farms, villages, rivers are to be seen in endless profusion and not only far-off Katahdin, 
but the great White Hills themselves, are in view from this point of vantage. Nor is it necessary 
to let the eye roam far afield in order to gather scenes of striking beauty. The western or " inland " 
side of Meguuticook is largely composed of abrupt descents, exaggerated at some points into sheer 
precipices ; and the necessary touch of contrast to make a well-nigh perfect landscape, is furnished 
by silvery Meguuticook Lake at the foot of the mountain. This beautiful sheet of water is gaining 
every year in favor with summer sojourners, and one of the most charming of all the un- 
equaled series of drives which this region affords is along a road from Camden village, by the 
shores of the lake and encircling the mountain, back to the shores of the bay. 

The entire list of entirely charming drives, long and short, from which the Camden wayfarer 
may choose of his own sweet will, is far too long to be presented here, and includes so great a 
variety of routes embracing such divine surroundings, that the gay and the pensive, the lover of 
solitude and the admirer of society can be ecjually well suited. And these drives are but an item 
amid a long bill of attractions, as an accountant would say, to draw the summer tourist to Camden's 
hospitable bosom. True it is that " tastes differ." True it is that even in a family circle, there is 
liable to be such a diversity of tastes, that the cjuestion, " where shall we spend the summer?" is 
one whose answer is by no means obvious. But certainly it would seem as if the choice of Camden 
would be eminently satisfactory to all the members of even "a house divided againt itself," for 
here are fresh ponds and sparkling streams and here are the salt water and salt water sports ad 
h'bifinu. Frequent steamboat and express service, excellent mail and telegraphic facilities make 
the town accessible ; and the accommodations for boarders are so comprehensive that the most 
fastidious can be satisfied, while the most economical can consistently stop here and all must surely 
profit by a stay amid Camden's healthful and beautiful surroundings. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF CAMDEN. 



SHAW ^ RITTERBUSH, 



-DEALERS IN- 



Furniture, Mattresses, Spring Beds, Curtains, Paper Hangings, Glass, 

BURIAL CASKETS and ROBES. 

Fost Office Sciuar^, = = = CeVilMDEIV, JVle. 

The business conducted by Messrs. Shaw & Ritterbush was founded ten years or more ago l)y 
Mr. C. F. Hobbs, who was succeeded in 1887 by Mr. W. P. Gould, the present firm assuming con- 
trol in 1889. The enterjirise has developed largely since its inception, many new departments 
having been added, and Messrs. Shaw & Eitterbush have been especially active in extending the 
business, which now includes the handling of furniture, mattresses, spring beds, curtains, draper- 
ies, and other household goods, the sale of wall papers, glass, etc., and the handling of burial 
caskets, robes and funeral goods in general. The premises utilized have an area of 2,500 square 
feet and are most advantageously located in Post Office Square. They are very conveniently fitted 
up and contain a carefully chosen stock, which includes the latest fashionable novelties in furni- 
ture, wall papers, etc., and is so complete that all tastes can be suited from it. Bottom prices are 
quoted on all the many articles dealt in and, as all goods are guaranteed to prove precisely as rep- 
resented, the most inexperienced buyers are assured full value for every dollar expended. Com- 
petent assistance is employed, and prompt and careful attention is given to every caller, special 
pains being taken to fill orders for caskets, etc., at the shortest possible notice. This representa- 
tive concern is made up of Mr. F. E. Shaw, a native of Maine, and Mr. S. G. Eitterbush, a native 
of Vermont, both these gentlemen being too well known in Camden and vicinity to render extended 
personal mention necessary. All orders by mail or otherwise given prompt attention. 

W^ V. LANE, 

PHOTOGRAPHBR, 

Camden, Maine. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF CAMDEN. 



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GENERAL INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS, 



Agency ^ETNA LIFE, OF HARTFORD. 



Office, Koigtit Block, Mechanic Street, CAMDEN, Maine. 



Although the principles upoQ which iusurance is based are very simple, the application of them involves so 
many elaborate calculations and is so complex and delicate a matter that few, who are not in a position to give 
their entire attention to the subject, have any adequate understanding of it. and still fewer have an accurate con- 
ception of the comparative standing of the many insurance companies. Hence it is not at all difficult to appreciate 
the reason for the common practice of placing insurance through agents, — it is easy to ascertain the standing of an 
individual or a firm, audit is obvious that a reliable agency will not represent unreliable companies. The agency 
carried on under tlie firm name of X. T. Talbot it: Son was founded many years ago, and has the reputation of 
prompt and accurate service and early and equitable adjustment of losses. It was opened by Mr. N. T. Talbot, who 
subsequently admitted Mr. George fl. Talbot to partnership, and the resulting firm-name is still adhered to, although 
Mr. George H. Talbot h^s been sole proprietor since 1S88. A general insurance and real estate business is done. 
The ofHce is located in Ivnight Block, Mechanic street. Some idea of the scope of the service in the insurance 
department may be gained from the followist list of companies represented: — Fidelity & Casualty, Xew York; 
Holyoke Mutual, Salem, Mass.; Quiucy Mutual, Qulncy, Mass.; Traders it Mechanics", Lowell, Mass.; National, 
Hartford; Xorth British & Mercantile, Edinburgh; Phionix, London; Granite State, Portsmouth; Liverpool & 
London & Globe, Loudon: Providence Washington, Providence; .Etna Life, Xew York; Xorthwesteru, Milwaukee; 
New England .Vlutual Accident Association ; Home, Xew York ; New Hampshire, Manchester. 



J. B. WILLIAMSON, Jewelry, Silverware 
and Spectacles; Repairing in all its branches, Alden 
Block, Camden, Me. Xext in importance to having 
money to spend is to know where to spend it to the best 
.advantage, and that knowledge is possessed by those 
who go direct to the store carried on by Mr. J. B. Wil- 
liamson, in Alden Block, when they wish to purchase 
anything in the line of jewelry, silver ware, w.atches, 
clocks, spectacles, etc.. for his prices are always away 
down to the lowest notch ; his goods are uniformly re- 
liable and his stock is so complete as to enable him to 
suit all tastes and purses. Mr. Williamson was born in 
St. John, X. B., and has carried on his present business 
in Camden since 188.5. He is very enterprising in his 
methods, and the latest novelties are always well repre- 
sented in his stock — a point especially appreciated by 
those in search of articles suitable for wedding presents, 
for he makes a specialty of such goods, and will furnish 
anything from a salt spoon to a silver service, at moderate 
rates, the quality being fully guaranteed. Some of his 
most popular specialties are Walthamand Elgin watches ; 
also diamond, moonstone and emerald rings; another is 
the Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pen, used and indorsed by 
3.50,000 people, and unquestionably the only thoroughly 
satisfactory fountain pen made. Mr Williamson does 
repairing in all its branches, at short notice and in first- 
class style, giving personal attention to the filling of 
orders, and making moderate charges in every instance. 



W. E. PERRY, Livery Stable, Etc., Camden, 
Me. Some livery stables are conducted on such unbus- 
iness-like principles that a man who is accustomed to 
do business in a business way is sure to be profoundly 
disgusted whenever he has anything to do with them. 
When a man wants a team, is willing to use it properly 
and pay a fair price for the use of it, he is justified in 
expecting that his application for a turnout at a public 
stable will receive prompt and careful attention, and 
that if a team is available, it will be handed over to him 
after reasonable precautions have been taken to find out 
who he is, what he is and where he proposes to go. Of 
course precautions are necessary, and many stable-keep- 
ers are imposed upon in spite of them, but risks are run 
in every line of business, and it is generally a rogue who 
is best prepared to answer all probable questions. The 
successful stable proprietor can '-size a man up" without 
learning his entire family history, and one prominent 



reason for the popularity enjoyed by the establishment 
conducted by Mr. W. E. Perry is to be found in his 
possession of this faculty, and his consequent avoidance 
of the long string of questions, which are as exasperat- 
ing as they are useless. Mr. Perry is a native of Cam- 
den, and has carried on his present establishment since 
1801. His stable is located on Main street, corner of 
Atlantic Avenue, and contains some fine horses and 
carriages for livery service. Horses are boarded at 
reasonable rates, while the charges for livery service are 
fair in every instance, and we can cordially recommend 
this well-managed establishment to our readers in 
general and to strangers visiting Camden In particular. 



CHARLES M. BARSTOW, Manufacturer of 
Improved Heading Machines for rounding of all kinds 
of Keg, Cask and Barrel Heads, etc., Camden, Me. Wood 
working machinery, and more especially American wood 
working machinery, has attained a wonderful degree of 
perfection, and the diftisrence in efficiency between the 
latest types of such machines and those of superseded 
design is so great that a manufacturer using the latter 
is almost hopelessly handicapped in competing with 
shops equipped in accordance with more modern priic- 
tice. This is especially the case in the Cooperage 
business, and it is owing to the general appreciation of 
this fact that the productions of Mr. Charles M. Barstow 
are in such active demand, for the machinery made and 
sold by him is conceded by practical men to be unsur- 
passed in any respect, it not only being ecjual to the best 
as regards design, but being exceptionally well made 
from carefully selected material, and thus being remark- 
ably strong and durable and seldom needing repairs even 
when subjected to the most severe usage. Mr. Barstow 
makes a prominent specialty of Improved Heading 
Machines for rounding all kinds of keg, cask and barrel 
heads, for either tight or slack work; and also manu- 
factures special machines for cutting truck barrel heads 
and peach basket bottoms. He occupies a well equipped 
shop, corner of Mechanic and Washington Streets, em- 
ploys competent assistance and is prepared to fill orders 
at short notice and at reasonable rates ; all work being 
done under his personal supervision, and being guaran- 
teed to prove as represented in every respect. Mr. Bar- 
stow is a native of Searsmont, and has been identified 
with his present business for many years, it having 
been founded in 1867 by Messrs George L^. Barstow & 
Son, and coming under the sole control of the present 
proprietor in 187G. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF CAMDEN. 




F. W. PAYSON, Dealer iu Carriages, Etc., 
Bay VWw Street, Camden. No well-iuformed person 
need be told that it is very difficult to judge the true 
value of a carriage or wagon from its appearance alone, 
for paint, varnish and putty can hide the most serious 
defects in material and workmanship and thus deceive 
even the most expert. Hence it is important to buy 
from a thoroughly reliable dealer, and as Mr. F. W. 
Parson is not only thoroughly reliable, but is euterpris- 
in<r and accommodating, we take pleasure in heartily 
recommending his establishment to all in need of a 
carriage, wagon or harness, for he deals in all these 
ffoods, and, what is more, quotes positively bottom 
prices at all times. His store is located in S. Ayer's 
building. Bay View St., and contains a heavy and varied 
stock that is constantly being renewed and will well re- 
pay careful examination. Mr. Paysoii was born in Hope, 
Maine, and began operations iu Camden in 1SS7. He 
has attained a most enviable reputation for enterprise 
and square dealing, and we know of no dealer in the 
state who gives more genuine value in carriages, wagons 
and harnesses of all kinds. 



STNGHI & HUNT, Clothiers, Hatters and 
Outfitters, Knight Block, P. O. Square, Camden, Me. 
There is probably not one of our readers but what has 
noticed that some men dress neatly and fashionably 
without spending much if any more money on clothing 
than others who almost always present a more or less 
"seedy" appearance, and it is the same way with some 
clothing houses— they furnish stylish and dependable 
clothing at price? no higher than those quoted by some 
dealers on decidedly inferior garments. In fact it is 
practically impossible to buy correct styles at any 
price of certain dealers, for the simple but all suflicieut 
reason that thev don't handle them ; and on the other 
hand even the cheaper grades of clothing dealt in by 
some concerns are correct in style and perfect in fit, so 
that stylish dressing is a question of knowing where to 
buy rather than of liberal expenditure. It is an open 
secret in Camden and vicinity that the store carried on 
by Messrs. Singhi & Hunt is the headquarters for 
fashionable clothing, hats and caps and gentlemen's 
furnishings, and as the i)rices quoted by this tirra are as 
low as the goods are desirable, the great magnitude of 
the business is ef.sily accounted for. Xo descriptionof 
the stock is possible within our limited space— suffice 
it to say it is complete in every department and com- 
prises positively the latest fashionable novelties, as well 
as full lines of more st,aple goods. Messrs. F. A. D. 
Singhi and Thomas A. Hunt have been associated under 
the existing firm name since 18SS, and are prominent 
and indeed representative citizens, as is indicated by the 
fact that Mr. Singhi is the present postmaster of 
Camden, while Mr. Hunt served three years as chairman 
of the board of selectmen and one year as deputy 
customs collector. Mr. Singhi is a native of Rockland 
and Mr. Hunt of Camden, both gentlemen being almost 
universally known throughout this section of the state. 



E. C. FLETCHER, Druggist, Camden, 
Me. The need of medicine has existed as long as 
man's human frailties, and will continue until he 
has reached a stage of absolute perfection and im- 
munity. It necessarily occujiies a most important 
and prominent place in the life of every community, 
and those who have charge of these vital commodi- 
ties need to be trained and reliable in the highest 
^ degree. These qualities are fully possessed by 
E. C. Fletcher, one of Camden's leading druggists. 
Mr. Fletcher began operations here in 18.55, and is 
therefore one of tlie most reliable and experienced 
druggists in this vicinity, having had a practice of 
over thirt}--six years iu his profession. The stock of 
fine drugs of every description is very complete, 
and the most careful attention is paid to the filling of 
prescriptions. The premises are located on Main street, 
and are 20x30 feet in dimensions. A fine stock is carried, 
consisting of drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, fancy 
toilet articles and druggists' sundries. Competent as- 
sistants are employed, aud the large measure of patron- 
age and success which this house now enjo5's is the 
highest tribute to the enterprise and reliability of its 
talented proprietor. Dr. Fletcher is a native of Rock- 
land, Me., and is very highly esteemed in Camden, 
where he held the office of postmaster four years under 
Cleveland's administration, and was also register of 
probate of the county for four years. He fully merits, 
as he has received," the confidence and esteem of his 
fellow citizens and professional confreres. 



W. Y. FARXSWORTH & Co., Dealers in 
Groceries, Flour, Pork, Lard, Canned Goods and Country 
Produce, Camden, Me. So large a proportion of the in- 
come of tlie head of the average family is expended for 
groceries, etc., that tlie saving of even a small percentage 
on the cost of such goods will amount to a good deal in 
the course of a year, and hence we feel that we are doing 
our readers a genuine service iu calling their attention 
to the establishment conducted by W. V. Farnsworth & 
Co., for here maj- be found a carefully chosen aud very 
desirable stock of groceries, flour, pork, lard, canned 
goods and country produce, and the prices quoted 
average considerably lower than those named on goods 
of equal merit elsewhere, for this concern do a strictly 
cash business and hence are enabled to buy at more 
favorable rates and sell at lower prices than would 
otherwise be possible. They utilize spacious premises, 
including a store measuring 30x60 feet, and two ware- 
houses, and the stock is so large and complete that all 
orders can be filled without delay. The business was 
founded in 1S89 by Messrs. Atwick & Farnsworth, who 
gave place in 1801 "to the present firm, consisting of Mr. 
W. V. Farnsworth and Mrs. E. Rollins, both of whom 
are natives of C'amden and have many friends through- 
out this section. 



T. C. ATWICK, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, 
Main and Mechanic Streets, Camden, Me. It is very 
seldom that an establishment gains such pronounced 
popularity in so short a time as has been won by the 
Boot and" Shoe Store carried on by Mr. T. C. Atwick, 
at the corner of Main and Mechanic Streets, for although 
Mr Atwick has carried on this store only since 1S!)1, it 
has become one of the best and most favorably known 
of this kind in town. This exceptional success is chiefly 
due to two causes, — first, the proprietor is one of Cam- 
den's best known citizens, and. second, he gives better 
value in footwear than has ever previously been oft'ered 
in this town. Mr. Atwick was born in Portland, JIaine, 
but has long resided in Camden ; was at one time Chief 
of police and is now fire warden. The stock of boots, 
shoes and rubbers to be found at his store is made up of 



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fresh, desirable goods from the leading manufacturers 
and includes the latest fashionable novelties as well as 
full lines of staple styles for both sexes of all ages. 
Positively bottom prices are quoted, and we need hardly 
say that all goods bought froai Mr. Atwick are sure to 
prove as represented, so tliat the most inexpert buyers 
are assured full value for every penny expended. 



M. K. St. CLAIR, & Co., Manufacturers of 
and dealers in Long and Short Lumber, Doors, Sash and 
Blinds. Door and Window Frames, Mouldings, Brackets, 
Stair Work, House Finish, etc., Camden, Me. There is 
no possible room for question as to the leading position 
held by the firm of M. K. St. Clair and Co., as the re- 
sources, the record, and the magnitude and character of 
the business of this house are all strictly first-class, 
making it a representative concern in the fullest sense 
of the word. The enterprise was inaugurated in ISss by 
Messrs. St. Clair, Dunbar & Co., who were succeeded 
the following year by Messrs. St. Clair, Trim & Spear, 
the present firm being formed in 1890, and consisting of 
Messrs. M. K. St. Clair, J. G. Trim, and G. E. Hull, Mr. 
St. Clair being a native of South Hope, Maine, while 
both his associates were born in Camden. The concern 
are manufacturers of and dealers in long and short lum- 
ber, doors, sash and blinds, door and window frames, 
mouldings, brackets, stair work and house finish of all 
kinds, etc., and are prepared to furnish these commodi- 
ties in quantities to suit at short notice, they carrying a 
heavy and complete stock, and their manufacturing 
facilities being such as to enable them to execute commis- 
sions without delay ; a prominent specinlty being made 
of job work. The premises utilized are located on Bay 
View Street, and comprise four buildings of the respect- 
ive dimensions of 40xi)0, SOxdO, 30x40 and 30x40 feet. 
The plant of machinery is of the most improved type 
and includes an engine of 50 horse power. Employ- 
ment is given to twelve assistants, and every department 
of the business is closely supervised, making the service 
uniformly prompt and efficient. 



JOHNSON & GOFF, Wholesale aud Retail 
dealers in Confectionery and Ice Cream, Camden, Me. 
The establishment conducted by Messrs. Johnson & 
Gofl' is well worthy of prominent and favorable men- 
tion, for the entire community are interested in an en- 
terprise which has for its object the furnishing of fine 
confectionery, ice cream, etc., to the public at moderate 
rates, and this is just what Messrs. Johnson & Goft' are 
prepared to do, as a visit to their store, and a trial of 
their productions will prove to the satisfaction of the 
most skeptical. Mr. J. (>. Johnson and F. H. Goft' were 
formerly of Augusta, Me., and are very well known 
throughout Camden. They opened the establishment to 
which we have reference in ISfil, and have already built 
up a thriving retail trade. The premises occupied com- 
prise one floor and basement, each 10x30 in dimensions, 
and located on Chestnut Street, they being equipped 
with all necessary facilities to carry on operations to 
the best advantage. Employment is given to competent 
and careful assistants, and no pains are spared to pro- 
duce confections that will suit the most fastidious. Ice- 
cream is manufactured from the most carefully selected 
materials, the flavors being pure fruit extracts. The 
various details of the business are given close personal 
supervision by the proprietors, who are thus enabled 
to guarantee that their products shall prove just as 
represented. Promiit and courteous attention is as- 
sured to every caller at this attractive confectionery es- 
tablishment, and ice- cream parlor. The stock is so fre- 
quently removed, as always to be fresh and tempting, 
while the prices quoted are as low as can be possibly 
named on articles of equal excellence. 



C. F. MILLER, Dealer in Fine Boots and 
Shoes, Rubbers, Slippers, &c., Xo. 4 Mechanic Sireet, 
opposite Post Office, Camden, Me. Although there are 
a large number of boot and shoe stores in Camden, there 
is such a demand for these articles of good quality and 
make, that every dealer has a chance to secure a portion 
of the trade if he can furnish his customers with desir- 
able goods at reasonable prices. Mr. Chas. F. Miller 
has conducted this store, No. 4 Mechanic Street, since 
ISSS, and the numerous patrons are proof that he sells 
good reliable boots, shoes and rubbers at very reasonable 
prices. He caters to all classes and carries goods of all 
grades, styles and sizes. These goods are new aud em- 
brace as large a variety as is usually to be found in a 
first-class boot and shoe store. Tliere is no article of 
wearing apparel upon which we are all so dependent, as 
our foot wear, for if our feet are comfortable we can en- 
dure many hours labor or traveling, aud when a dealer 
is found who can always fit the foot, we have no desire 
to try any other place. Mr. Miller gives personal at- 
tention to his business and can be depended upon when 
he recommends any article he may offer you. Repairing 
neatly and promptly done. 



W. E. CURRIE & SON, Grocers, Main St., 
Camden, Me. A business which has been carried on for 
fully thirty years must of necessitj' be very generally 
known in the vicinity in which it is located, aud as the 
enter|>rise conducted by Messrs. W. E. Currie & Sou 
was inaugurated away back in ISOl, it is hardly necessary 
to say that it is widely known throughout this section. 
It was founded by Mr. W. E. Currie, who admitted Mr. 
R. W. Currie to partnership in 1890, when the existing 
firm name was adopted. Both partners are natives of 
Camden, and have n)any friends in that town and vicin- 
ity. The store is located on Main Street, and occupies 
spacious premises, they comprising one floor and abase- 
ment, each measuring 20x00 feet. A heavy and varied 
stock is constantly carried, the firm dealing in groceries 
and provisions of all kinds, and being prepared to fill 
orders without delay aud at prices as low as the lowest, 
while the quality of the goods is guaranteed to prove just 
as represented. Cigars and Tobacco are dealt in to a 
considerable extent; as are also Hides, Furs and Pelts, 
the firm paying the highest rates for the latter com- 
modities and being prepared to furnish hides, furs, etc., 
excellent quality in quantities to suit and at short notice. 



"MAGNOLIA HOUSE," Mrs. Joseph De- 
crow, Proprietress, Camden, Me. It is true enough that 
"dift'erent people have different tastes," but still in 
things of importance tastes do not varj' so nmch as 
might be supposed, aud in proof of this "may be cited 
the fact that nine people out of ten if asked what they 
wanted in the line of hotel accommodations would prob- 
ably answer substantially as follows : 'A healthful and 
pleasant location, commodious and airy rooms, a varied 
aud abundant bill of fare, prompt and polite service, 
freedom without disorder, good company and reasonable 
prices." Now all these things are to be found at the 
Magnolia House, and as this has been carried on by its 
present proprietress since ISS.5 it is hardly necessary to 
add that it is widely known aud very popular. Mrs. 
Joseph Decrow is a native of Camden, and has a very 
large circle of friends and patrons throughout this 
section of the state. .She gives close personal attention 
to the supervision of aft'airs, and employs suflicient as- 
sistance to enable her to carry on operations to excellent 
advantage. The Magnolia House is located on Atlantic 
Avenue, and is a three story building. It has sixteen 
sleeping rooms, and is well and conveniently furnished 
throughout. The terms are very reasonable aud the 
house is generally well filled. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF CAMDEN. 



J. N. FOWLER, JR., 

Mercliant Trailer. 



CAMDEN. MAINE. 

Some philosopher has said that " sterling worth covered with a shabby coat has but little chance of recogui. 
tion," and there is a good deal of truth in that remark, for all of us have to judge by appear- 
ances more or less, and both in business and in social life the well dressed man is sure to be given 
the preference, other things being equal. Therefore it pays to dress well, and the money judiciously expended 
on clothing is very profitably invested, as many a thriving business man knows from pergonal experience. Mind, 
we say mlicUmsly expended, and in order to aid our readers in expending money to the best advantage, we take 
pleasure in calling attention to the establishment couducted by Mr. .1. X. Fowler, .Jr., in Camden, Maine, for Mr. 
Fowler is one of the most skilful and reliable merchant tailors of whom we have knowledge, and his charges are 
such as to ensure full value to every patron. He makes a specialty of fine suitings, and carries a most attractive 
assortment of choice foreign and domestic woolens, etc., the latest fashionable novelties being largely represented, 
and fabrics suitable forall ages and all tastes being offered. Suits or single garments will be made to order at short 
notice, a perfect fit being guaranteed and the style, cut, workmanship and trimmings being strictlj' first class in 
every respect. Mr. Fowler is a native of Searsport, Maine, and since founding his present business in 188G has 
become widely known in Camden and vicinity, and gained an enviable reputation for enterprise and integrity. 



WILEY BROTHERS, Dealers in Beef, Pork, 
Lamb, Veal, and Vegetables in their Season, Camden, 
Me. it is said that in France there are cooks so skilful 
that they can produce dainty and appetizing dishes from 
the very worst grades of meats and even from meat that 
is badly tainted ; but because a dish is palatable it does 
not follow that it is healthful, and indeed it is well 
known that poor meats are not wholesome, no matter 
how ingeniously the taste of them may be disguised. 
Hence it is well worth while to get the best the market 
afibrds, and one good way to get it at bottom rates is to 
trade with Messrs. Wiley Brothers, who deal in beef, 
pork lamb, veal, mutton, etc., and furnish reliable 
goods at prices as low as the lowest. Their business 
was founded about 1SG8 by Mr. John Wiley, and in 1890 
came under the control of the present firm, consisting of 
Messrs. E. G. and C. I. Wiley, both natives of Camden 
and both very widely known throughout this section. 
The store is located on Main street, and is well stocked 
with all seasonable meats and vegetables. Competent 
assistance is employed, and large and small buyers are 
assured equally prompt and careful attention, all goods 
being guaranteed to prove just as represented. 



making a selection, but if a purchase is made from an 
old established house whose proprietor has an ac- 
knowledged reputation for handling only the best that 
are produced, the labor and anxiety In so doing should 
be greatly reduced. Mr. Bowers carries a large variety 
of tin, iron and japan ware, as well as pumps, lead pipe, 
sheet lead and zinc. He is prepared to do plumbing, 
job work and repairing thoroughlv and neatly at short 
notice. The premises are located on Bay View street, 
and measure 20x75 feet. He has facilities for doing 
everything required in his business to the best advant- 
age, thus ensuring satisfaction to his customers. Mr. 
Bowers gives careful attention to plumbing in all its 
branches. 



J. W. BOWERS, Dealer in Furnaces, Ranges, 
Stoves, Pumps, Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead. Zinc, Tin, Iron 
and Japan Ware, Job Work and Repairing Neatly and 
Promptly Done, also Plumbing. Jones' Block, Camden, 
Me. The enterprise conducted by Mr. J. W. Bowers 
was founded several years ago, but has been under his 
control since 1883. He is thoroughly conversant with 
everv detail of his business and enjoys such favorable 
relations with manufacturers and jobbers as to be in a 
position to give his customers many advantages when 
purchasing furnaces, ranges or stoves. There are so 
many new makes in these articles with their claims for 
improvements that it requires skill and experience in 



M. H. GUKJsELL, Maine's famous Bread 
and Bun Baker, Camden, Maine. Many families pur- 
chase all the bread, cake and pastry they use at public 
bakeries, and the proportion of those that do so would 
be even greater were it uot for the short-sighted policy 
pursued by those bakers who apparently believe in giv- 
ing customers the smallest possible amount for their 
money. We do not refer to quantity especially, but 
rather to quantity and quality together, for the public 
are more apt to find fault with the (juality of the bread 
and pastry furnished than to take exceptions to the 
amount received. Some of the leading bakers appre- 
ciate this fact, and indeed their prominence is the direct 
result of such appreciation, for it has resulted in the 
building up of an extensive and permanent patronage. 
No more significant proof of this fact can be wished for 
than that afforded by the estimation in which the enter- 
prise conducted by Mr. M. H. Guunell is held by the 
residents of Camden and vicinity, for this gentleman is 
Maine's famous bread and bun baker, and has always 
put quality before quantity in catering to the public, 
and spares no pains to produce articles that will com- 
pare favorably with the best '-home made" productions. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF CAMDEN. 



145 



The establishment is located on Mechanic street, and is 
equipped with the latest and most improved facilities, 
for the proprietor is prepared to fill the heaviest orders 
at very short notice. The stock constantly dealt in 
comprises not only bread and buns in gre.at variety, but 
also a full line of choice cakes and pastry of all kinds, 
and the prices quoted are in every instance as low as can 
be named in connection with goods made from the best 
material. 

G. W. ACHORN, Dry and Fanoy Goods, 
Cleveland Block, Camden. In one sense the business 
carried on by Mr. G. W. Achorn was founded in 1886 by 
Mr. M. P. Simonton, for the present proprietor succeeded 
him in the control of the enterprise, but in another sense 
Mr. Achorn founded the business himself, for his Cam- 
den store is a branch house, his chief establisliment 
being located in Kockport, and being one of the largest 
and most popular dry and fancy goods stores in town. 
The premises utilized here in Camden are located in 
Cleveland Block, and are 20x60 feet in dimensions, 
ample room being availabe for the carrying of a full 
line of fashionable dry and fancy goods, and the stock 
including the very Latest novelties as well as more staple 
articles. Employment is given to two lady clerks, and 
the promptness and intelligence of the service are so 
pronounced as to fully account for the popularity of the 
store, to say nothing of the uniform lowness of the 
prices quoted and the reliability of the goods handled. 
Mr. Achorn is a native of Rockport, Maine, and during 
his long and honorable business career has become so 
widely and favorably known throughout this section as 
to render extended personal mention altogether un- 
necessary. He gives close supervision to both his es- 
tablishments, and is in a position to easily meet all 
honorable competition in every department of the 

business. 

G. F. WEXTWORTH, Carriage, Sign and Or- 
namental Painter, Camden, Me. Even were the paint on 
a carriage of no use excepting for ornament, it would still 
be well worth while to have it applied bj' skilled hands, for 
a poorly painted carriage is certainly a sorry looking ob- 
ject and is sure to attract much unfavorable comment, but 
it must be borne in mind that paint is as much of a preser- 
vative as it is an ornament, and that economy as well as 
a decent regard for appearance demands that it be so 
used as to be durable and uniform in its protective eflFect. 
Carriage painting is a class of work which is very often 
shamefullj slighted, and for this and for other reasons 
we take especial pleasure in calling our readers" attention 
to the results obtained by Mr. G. F. Wentworth, doing 
business in the J. Knight building, corner of Washington 
and Mechanic Streets. He occupies the second and third 
floors of the building and is prepared to undertake 
Carriage, Sign and Ornamental Painting in all its 
branches, and to faithfully and satisfactorily carry out 
every job entrusted to him. Mr. Wentworth has had 
wide experience in his line of business. He succeeded 
Mr. F. O. Clark in 1890, and is now in a position to quote 
bottom prices and to fill orders with very little delay, as 
a sufiiciently large force of assistants is employed, and 
orders can be completed in a remarkablj' short time, 
when haste is the prime consideration. Mr. AVentworth 
uses altogether in his business the celebrated Lawson, 
Valentine Numerical Varnish, and in all branches of 
the business nothing but carefully selected stock is used. 

E. H. YOUXG, Watchmaker and Jeweler, 
Dealer in Watches, Clocks and Plated Ware, Corner of 
Main and Mechanic Streets, Camden, Me. Although 
there are many persons who profess to be competent 
judges of jewelry, silver and plated ware, etc., the fact 
remains that it is practically impossible to estimate ac- 
curately the value of such goods without the application 
of tests which would mar them more or less, and hence 



cannot be made by the retail buyer even were he com- 
petent to perform them. Therefore absolute depend- 
ence must be placed upon the representations of the 
dealer, and, obviously it is folly to buy of one who is 
not known to be entirely reliable. No one acquainted 
with his record and standing will question the absolute 
reliability of Mr. E. H. Young, and as he carries a most 
desirable stock and quotes bottom pi ices it follows that 
his store is an excellent place at which to purchase 
watches, clocks, jewelry, plated ware, and in fact all 
articles usually handled by a first-class watchmaker and 
jeweler. Mr. Young was born in Lincolnville, Maine, 
and having carried on his present business ever since 
1S65 is of course thoroughly familiar with it in every 
detail. His store is located at the corner of Main and 
Mechanic Streets, and contains a large and varied stock, 
including Waltham, Elgin, and Swiss watches in gold, 
silver and gold filled cases, best quality stock plate 
chains in the Latest patterns, Rogers Bros.' silver plated 
ware, etc. Watch and jewelry repairing will be done in 
a thoroughly satisfactory manner at short notice, and 
at prices as low as is consistent with the use of best 
material and the employment of skilled labor. 



J. B. SWAN, Funeral Director and Embalm- 
er, care and preservation of the dead a specialty. Me- 
chanic Street, Camden, Me. It is unnecessary to dwell 
upon the importance and responsibility of the work done 
by Funeral Undertakers, for every intelligent person 
must realize that such delicate and indispensable duties 
call for a high degree of experience, skill and executive 
ability on the part of those who perform them as they 
should be performed ; the fact being that funeral under- 
taking in its highest type is more of a profession than a 
business, and demands as much tact and ability as does 
the practice of any of the so-called learned professions. 
It is obvious, therefore, that there must be a m.arked 
dift'erence in the character of the service rendered by 
difterent undertakers, and without the least idea of re- 
flecting upon the ability of others, we would like to call 
attention to the facilities controlled by Mr. J. B. Swan, 
for this gentleman is a thoroughly experienced and very 
skilful funeral undertaker and embalmer, and all com- 
missions entrusted to him are assured prompt and pains- 
taking attention, and will be carried out in accordance 
with ihe most advanced ideas, so that absolute and entire 
satisfaction can be safely guaranteed in every instance. 
Mr. Swan makes a leading specialty of the care and 
preservation of the dead, and has all facilities necessary 
to the attainment of the best possible results in this 
most important branch of his profession. He is prepared 
to assume the entire charge of funerals, giving personal 
attention to all the many details incidental to such oc- 
casions, and we may add that his charges are uniformly 
moderate in every case. 

S. D. SANFORD & SON, Plain and Fancy 
Painting, Glazing etc.. Whitening and Kalsomining, 
and Paper Hanging, Camden, Me. The advantages de- 
rivable from pl.acing orders for house painting with an 
experienced, skillful and reliable painter and the dis- 
advant.ages incidental to having such work done by 
incompetent or irresponsible parties, are so many and 
decided that it is very difficult to understand the 
carelessness shown by many persons in placing sucii 
commissions. Good stock, good judgment and good 
workmanship are absolutely indispensable to the attain- 
ment of satisfactory results in exterior and interior 
house painting. Messrs. S. D. Sanford & Son are pre- 
pared to do first class work promptly, and have built up 
an extensive trade during the past fifteen years. They 
are agents for Billings, King & Co.'s pure, prepared 
house paints, which are made from pure linseed oil. 
They also desil in white lead, oils, varnishes and paper 
hangings. 




The Jail and Court House. 



ELLSWORTH, 



The city of Ellsworth is located in the sonthern central part of Hancock County, of which it 
has been the shire town for more than half a century, or since 1837. The area of the townshii^ is 
very great, it being in fact one of the largest in the entire State, and there are four postofBces in 
town, but nearly all the business and the great majority of the population are concentrated about 
the falls in Union Eiver, which afford very valuable water jjower and which extend a total 
distance of about two miles ; the aggregate descent being 85 feet. The city proper is located at 
the head of Union Eiver Bay, and Falls Tillage is two miles north of this point. Other and very 
much smaller centres of population are Xorth Ellsworth, near the northern boundary, and West 
Ellsworth. The township has an area of between 65,000 and 70,000 acres and the surface is very 
uneven and rocky, particularly on the western side of the Union River, which enters from the 
town of Waltham, lying to the northeast of Ellsworth, and takes a generally southerly course to 
Union Eiver Bay. There are several large bodies of water wholly or partially within the town- 
ship and the ponds supplying the water powers in the Union Eiver have an estimated reservoir 
capacity of five and one-half billion cubic feet, while the annual flow over the falls is estimated at 
seventeen and a half billion cubic feet. Of course, such figuies as these are actually beyond 
comprehension, for even one billion is so immense an amount that it is doubtful if any person is 
able to really appreciate it, but still the figures cited will indicate to some degree the magnitude of 
the powers here available, and the subject is of sufficient importance (especially in these pioneer 
days of the electrical transmission of water power to any desired distance) to warrant a quotation 
from Wells' estimate of the water powers of Maine. He credits Ellsworth with 39, as follows : 

" First to fifth, inclusive, on Card's stream ; sixth to tenth, inclusive, on Beech Hill Pond 
Stream ; eleventh to sixteenth, inclusive, on Eeed's Pond Stream, height of the fall sixty feet in 
half a mile ; seventeenth to twenty-eighth, inclusive, on Branch Pond Stream, fall ninety feet in 
three miles ; twenty-ninth to thirty-ninth, inclusive, Ellsworth Falls, the priucii>al power of the 
town, situated on the Union Eiver, at Ellsworth Village and above, the total fall being eighty-five 
feet in about two miles, or one-hundred feet in two and a quarter miles. Above this point the 
river is level for a long distance, the upper dam flowing the current back about ten miles and 
slackening it twelve or fifteen miles." 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ELLSWORTH. 



147 



Many of these powers have never been improved and the conditions for the building of canals 
are generally favorable, while the present facilities for the shijiping and reception of commodities 
by boat and by rail are such as to admirably supplement the other advantages Ellsworth offers to 
manufacturers. What this city needs before anything else is variety of industries, and as the 
residents in general and the business men in particular are keenly appreciative of this need, the 
city may be depended upon to give legitimate enteri^rises a cordial welcome, and begrudge no 
reasonable concession to aid in the establishment of such. It is an open secret that Ellsworth has 
not grown as she was expected to, or as by virtue of her very favorable situation she should have 
during the past score of years, and it is also an open secret that her failure to develop has been 




South Side Main Street. 



coincident with the decline of the lumber industry on the Union River. Lumber manufacturing 
is still extensively carried on here and the business is worthy of every encouragement within 
reasonable bounds, but the trouble has been that Ellsworth people were wont to rely upon it too 
largely and it is only of comparatively late years that they have come (as a whole) to realize that 
varied industries are practically indispensible to healthful and permanent development. 

Xow that ' ' the ice has been broken ' ' and it has been made apparent that the city of 
Ellsworth offers a favorable field for the carrying on of general industries, there should be a steady 
and rapid gain in population and in valuation. A brief study of a correct map of Maine will 
convince even a stranger to this region, that Ellsworth is admirably situated for manufacturing 
and commerce ; while the better one is acquainted with this section the more confidence he is sure 
to have that now that the city has got fairly started on the right road its progress cannot fail to be 
rapid and constant. One of the " signs of the times" is the great increase in estate valuation 
that took place from 1880 to 1890, and this is especially significant from the fact that a very large 
proportion of the increase noted is in proiluctive property as distinguished from property that is 
devoted entirely or almost entirely to private purposes. The estate valuation of Ellsworth in 1880 
was $1,-156,366 ; in 1890 it was $2,260,177, a gain of $803,811, as compared with a gain of but about 
$223,000 from 1870 to 1880. The improved condition of affairs brought about during the past ten 
years is due to a variety of causes, prominent among them being the superior facilities for trans- 
portation afforde<i by the completion of the Mount Desert branch of the Maine Central Railway. In 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ELLSWORTH. 



1880 the nearest railway station to Ellsworth was at Bucksport, some twenty miles distant, and 
the plan was to build a railroad from that town to Ellsworth as soon as circumstances would admit, 
but later developments, particularly the phenomenal growth of Mount Desert as a summer resort, 
rendered it advisable to connect Ellsworth with Bangor direct instead of by way of Bucksport, and 
therefore Ellsworth is distant but 29i miles by rail from Bangor, the road continuing on across the 
adjoining town of Hancock to Mount Desert Ferry, 43 miles from Bangor, and 13* miles from 
Ellsworth. There is a very extensive travel over this line during the summer months and the 
traffic increases largely every season. Before the advent of the railroad Ellsworth was an im- 
portant stage centre, and, indeed, is so yet to a certain extent, daily stages being run from here to 




NoETH Side Main Stbeet. 



Franklin, Cherryfield and Machias. The pleasantest way of reaching the city during the summer 
months is by steamer from Eockland ; the Ellsworth and Rockland Steamboat Company running a 
boat Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Eockland, on the arrival of the Boston steamer. 
This is an advantageous freight route as well as a very popular passenger line and it well deserves 
public support. There are various other routes to Ellsworth which have much to recommend 
them to the pleasure tourist ; as, for instance, from Boston or Portland to Mount Desert direct by 
steamer, and from there to Ellsworth by way of the Maine Central route. The scenery is 
magnificent, whatever route may be taken, and the city or rather the township of Ellsworth offers 
many strong attractions to summer tourists, and as a summer resort will compare favorably with 
many places that make the highest pretensions in that respect. As has been said by a late writer: 
"Of late years, the great advantages of Ellsworth as a tourist centre have become more prominent. 
The great influx of tourists, on the way to Bar Harbor, has drawn renewed attention to the city, 
and its very proximity to that famous resort is of no small significance in itself. Situated at the 
head of a lovely bay, which fronts upon Mount Desert Island, in the midst of one of nature's 
paradises, and with many charming attractions of her own, the city must continue to gain in many 
ways as this part of the state becomes more and more the central tourists' region in this section 
of North America. For sportsmen, the opportunities at and near Ellsworth are exceptionally 
fine. Both salt and fresh water fishing can here be enjoyed under very favorable conditions ; the 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ELLSWORTH. 149 

trout and bass rise well to the fly, and the woods are enlivened, in the season, by small game in 
abundance. The additional inducements presented in the form of magnificent scenery, convenient 
arrangements for boarding and traveling, and all the accompanying advantages of a city situated 
in a lovely rural district, make Ellsworth a imrticular favorite with discerning sportsmen and 
tourists." 

The Ellsworth of 1892 is a modern and prosperous appearing city ; with large and handsome 
business buildings, electric lights, a good water suoply, excellent school system, a first-class 
public library, handsome and roomy church edifices ; some broad and well-kept streets lined with 
beautiful shade trees, and in short possessing all the belongings of a typical New England 
business and social centre. It has also various individual characteristics, not a few of which are 
<lue to the peculiarity of the city's site, which is much more " extended," as one may say, than is 
usual with cities of no greater population. One portion of Ellsworth has the appearance of a 
seaport (which, in fact, it is), and the other ijortion has the look of a thriving manufacturing 
centre (and in this case, also, appearances are not deceitful). Besides long and short lumber, 
staves, etc., the principal commodities produced here are boots and shoes, paper boxes, clothing, 
blankets and robes, woolens, edge tools, machinery, castings, carriages, leather, harness, etc., also 
pumps and blocks, sails, boats and other articles for which there is likely to be a demand in a 
seaport town, where ship building and repairing are quite largely carried on. There are two 
telegraph offices and a telephone exchange in the city, and two of the leading express companies 
have offices here. The banking facilities are exceptionally good, there being two first-class 
national banks in town and an excellent savings bank ; and there is also a loan and building 
association, which is meeting with gratifying success and steadily and rapidly enlarging its 
operations. The fraternal associations include several Masonic societies ; two Odd Fellows' 
societies ; a council of the Eoyal Arcanum ; a Good Templars' lodge ; a Grand Army Post ; a 
lodge of the New England Order of Protection ; Ancient Order of United Workmen ; Ancient 
Order of Friends ; Hancock United Fellowship. There are two good weekly newspapers, the 
Ellsworth Aiiierican, republican in politics ; and the Ellsworth Advertiser, independent. 

The early history of the city is of deep interest, especially to those who enjoy following the 
records of rapid and pronounced development from very small beginnings, but lack of space 
forbids consideration of it in these columns. Suffice it to say, the first settlement was made about 
130 years ago, it being generally agreed that Benjamin Milliken was the first settler and that he 
•came here in 1763. About 1767 to 1770 he was joined by some half a dozen settlers with their 
families, and it is said that in 1783 the plantation had a population of 992, but if so it must have 
increased wonderfully fast during the last year or so of the Eevolution, for during the early part 
■of the war there was not a quarter that many inhabitants, and the population diminished as the 
struggle continued. At this time the settlement was known as New Bowdoin, and it retained that 
name until 1800, when it was incorporated as a town and called Ellsworth, in honor of Oliver 
Ellsworth, one of the ablest and most learned of the many able and thoroughly informed men asso- 
ciated with this period of New England history. He was one of the delegates from Massachusetts 
to the National Constitutional Convention, held shortly after the close of the Revolution. When 
incorporated, February 27, 1800, Ellsworth included township No. 7, a part of township No. 6, and 
a part of Trenton. The portion taken from No. 6 was annexed to Surrey in 1820, but did not 
remain long within that town's jurisdiction; being re-annexed to Ellsworth in 1829. The town 
suffered considerably during the war of 1812, but soon recovered from its losses, and after a little 
time presented many evidences that it was destined to become the business and the political centre 
of this section. The introduction of steamboats upon the Penobscot and adjoining waters proved 
extremely advantageous to Ellsworth, and so built up the infiuence of the town that it was made 
the county seat of Hancock County, the first court meeting here in Octol>er, 1838. Twelve years 
later the population had become 2267, and during the next decade it increased more than one 
hundred per cent., the census of 1860 giving Ellsworth a population of 4658. Then came the 



150 - HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ELLSWORTH. . 

Eebellion, and nobly did Ellsworth respond to the calls for men and means issued during that 
tremendous war. The total number of men furnished was 6.53, and the amount raised for 
bounties alone was $49,000. By reason of the severe strain ujion its resources and the unsatis- 
factory business conditions involving the entire country, the town suffered a severe relapse from 
its former prosperity immediately after the Rebellion, but soon shook off the effects of this, and 
in 1870 had a population of 5257, a gain of 600 over the figures for 1860. By this time Ellsworth 
had become a city, having been incorporated as such February 6, 1869. Its subsequent history 
is familiar to the majority of our readers and has been touched upon in the first part of this 
sketch. As regards the future of the city no man can speak with any certainty, for conditions 
change so swiftly and absolutely in this revolutionary age that the most careful predictions may 
easily come to naught, but it may be said at least that the present prospects of Ellsworth are 
highly encouraging, and that radical changes must occur before those prospects can be seriously 
endangered. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ELLSWORTH. 



Pine Tree State Shoe Co., 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

CALF, BUFF and VEAL CALF SHOES, 

IvIEN'S and BOYS'. 

ELLSWORTH, MAINE. 



Boston Offlcc, 
105 BEUFOKD STREET. 



Although shoe manufacturing has been carried on in Maine for many years and has become a very important 
industry, the progress thus far made is but an earnest of what may be expected during the next decade or so. for 
there are abundant indications that the time is ripe for a very rapid extension of this branch of production in 
Maine, and capitalists and practical manufacturers are evidently appreciative of this fact, judging from the magni- 
tude and the perfection of the equipment of some recently established factories. One of the most important of 
these is that carried on by the Fine Tree State Shoe Co., incorporated in 1S90 and comprising some of the best- 
known business men of this section; the President being Mr. Charles E. Burrill and tlie Treasurer Mr. John B. Jted- 
man, while the position of General Manager is filled by Mr. John A. Casey. The company are manufacturers of 
calf, buffaud veal calf shoes for men and boys, and produce a line that isvery favorably regarded by the trade and 
is already in active and increasing demand. The factory is a handsome, convenient, well lighted and well ventil- 
ated modern structure, embodying the latest ideas in its construction and arrangement, and fitted up with au 
elaborate and costly plant of improved machinery. The main building is 40x];ro feet in dimensions and 3 stories in 
height, and employment is given to about 165 operatives, so we need hardly say thiit the company are in a position 
to fill even the heaviest orders at short notice. Everything is thoroughly systematized, and the "consequent avoid- 
ing of waste has much to do with the company's ability to quote bottoni prices on all its productions. There is a 
Boston office at No. lO.J Bedford .St., where a full line of samples may be seen, and a careful comparison of those 
samples with those oflered by other manufacturers of goods of similar grade will convince the most skeptical that 
this Ellsworth company can hold its own in competition with any house in New England. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ELLSWORTH. 



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m. GALiliEf^T, 



DEALER IN 




CLOAKS, SHAWLS, 

DRY, FANCY AND FURNISHING GOODS, 

WITH BRANCHES AT 

QRH Hflf^BOR and AUGUSTfl. 



The most successful buyer is the one who discriminates 
the most successfully between "goods cheap" and "cheap 
goods," and it is just such a buyer who will And the most to 
admire in the assortment of cloaks and shawls, dry and fancy 
and furnishing goods offered by Mr. M. Gallert, for this 
gentleman carries on a system of " quick sales and small prof- 
its," and both his goods and prices combine to form a powerful 
argument in favor of patronizing his establishments. The resi- 
dents of Ellsworth and vicinity are too intelligent not to 
perceive the force of an argument of this kind, and the natural 
result is tliat his store is a popular resort. It was opened 1872 
by the present proprietor. In connection with his branch stores 
he is the largest buyer and seller in his line in the state. In his 
Ellsworth stQre he employs five competent assistants. The 
premises made use of comprise two floors, each of the dimen- 
sions of 90x25 feet, where an immense stock is carried, and 
both a wholesale and retail business business being transacted. 



E. F. ROBINSON, 

OPTICIAN, 

JEWELER, and Dealer in WATCHES, 

Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, 
Spectacles, Fancy Goods, &c. 

23 Main St., Ellsworth, Me. 

Watches and Jewelry Skillfully Repaired. 

If there is one stock of jewelry, watches, silverware, optical goods, etc., in Ellsworth which deserves the high- 
est position when judged from the standpoint of general desirability, it is that to be found at No. 23 Main Street, 
in the store carried on by Mr. E. F. liobinsou, for this assortment is exceptionally well-selected, extremely varied, 
and remarkably "clean." it containing practically no unsalable goods whatever. Xor is it surprising th.at it should 
be so desirable in every department, for " practice makes perfect " and Mr. Robinson has been catering to the 
wants of the residents of this section for nearly forty years, having begun operations in 1S64. He was born in 
Boston, Mass., and during his long and honorable business career has become one of the best-known merchants in 
this portion of the State. A specialty is made of American watches, the productions of the leading manufacturers 
being handled and all grades of movements and cases being furnished at the lowest market rates. Optical goods 
are also largely dealt in, and as Mr. Robinson is a practical optician he is prepared to test the vision and provide 
glasses expressly suited to the conditions prevailing. .Jewelry, silver and plated ware, fancy goods, etc.. are all 
well represented in the stock, the very latest novelties being obtained as soon as they appear in the market. 
Watches and jewelry will be repaired in a skilful and durable manner and orders can almost always be filled at very 
short notice, the charges being uniformly aoderate. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ELLSWORTH. 



C. S. QHRGDOn, D. D. S., 



17 IVIain Street, 



DENT/ST, 



^ 



Ellsworth., Maine. 



A highly amusing book was written a few years ago on the highly suggestive subject of '• English as she is 
spoke," and an even more amusing book might easily be written on the subject of " Dentistry as she is practiced 
in the back country," for some of the instruments, methods and expedients of the hard working physicians who do 
about all the dental work there is done in those sections are, to say the least, novel, ingenious and interesting 
There is a world of difference between the dentistry of to-day and that of even comparatively few years ago. and 
in arranging for dental treatment it is well to bear that fact in mind and to make such arrangements as to ensure 
that your teeth will be treated in accordance with I he most improved methods and that the latest and most efficient 
apparatus and tools will be used. Obviously one of the surest ways to bring this about is to avail yourself of the 
services of one who, having recently graduated from a leading dental college, is of course thoroughly versed in the 
latest approved methods, and such is the case with C. S. Bragdou, D. D. S., this gentleman having graduated from 
the Philadelphia Dental College and began operations in Ellsworth in 1S91. He utilizes a commodious and well- 
appointed suite of rooms at No. 17 Main St., and practices dentistry In all its branches; his mechanical facilities 
being complete and of the most improved type. Moderate charges are made and all work is guaranteed as regards 
appearance and durability. 



A. K. WOODWARD, Manufacturer of Edge 
Tools, Water St., Ellsworth, Me. So long as " time is 
money," so long will it be extravagance to use inferior 
edge tools, for their use invariably means waste of time, 
and as a general thing it means poor work too. It is not 
always easy to get thoroughly first-class edge tools, 
but there need be no difficulty on that score so far as 
the residents of Ellsworth and vicinity are concerned at 
all events, for Mr. A. K. Woodward has a shop on Water 
St., Ellsworth, and the edge-tools he makes are classed 
by thoroughly practical men with the very best in the 
market. He can fill orders at short notice, and his 
prices are low enough to suit the closest buyer. Mr. 
Woodward was born in this city, and founded his present 
business in 1886. He gives personal attention to the 
filling of orders and employs two assistants, not only 
making edge tools but also doing ship and mill work 
of all kinds. It is of special importance that jobbing 
and repairing orders should be promptly responded to, 
and as Mr. Woodward thoroughly appreciates that fact, 
he spares no pains to rush such work through when 
haste is desirable. 



may save time and trouble, not to say money, by giving 
him a call before placing their order. Mr. Shea is a 
native of Ellsworth, has many friends here and has 
built up a very desirable trade since he began operations 
in 1889. 



P. H. SHEA, Custom Tailor, Main Streets 
under Odd Fellows- Hall, Ellsworth, Me. Although 
the demand for read.i'-made clothing is enormous and is 
steadily increasing, the demand for custom-made gar- 
ments is increasing even more rapidily, for as a nation 
we dress better every year, and it is undeniable that 
there is a certain "hang " or " appearance " pertaining 
to good custom work which cannot be imitated even in 
the very best ready-made clothing. The difficulty has 
been that custom garments cost too mush for the 
majority of us to be able to afford them, but now there 
are certain tailors who do business on the system of 
" quick sales and small profits " and will get you up a 
stylish, well-made and perfect fitting suit, at a price but 
slightly in excess of that quoted on first-class ready 
made clothing, which is inferior to custom work in 
every essential, including durability. In this connection 
it is perfectly natural to think of Mr. P. H. .Shea, for he 
is a thoroughly expert and reliable custom tailor, and 
his prices are remarkably low, considering the uniform 
excellence of his work. His store is on Main St., under 
Odd Fellows' Hall, and such of our readers as wish 
fashionable, perfect-fitting and dependable clothing. 



J. H. &. E. K. HOPKIXS, Manufacturer.s of 
Castings of all kinds. Holmes" Stave Machines and 
Edgers, Gang Lath Mills, etc., Ellsworth, Me. Office 
at store, next door to post office, where can be found all 
kinds of Groceries, Dry Goods, Furniture, Carpetings, 
etc. Success in manufacturing under the conditions 
now prevailing is so largely a matter of machinery that 
too much care cannot be exercised in the choice of 
machines, and particularly in the choice of wood-work- 
ing machinery, for the various wood-working machines 
in the market differ greatly, not only in capacity, but 
also in simplicity and strength, and consequently in 
ability to stand hard and continuous usage. The record 
made bj' the several machines manufactured and sold 
by Messrs. J. H. & E. K. Hopkins is such as to commend 
them highly to practical men, and the demand for 
Holmes" stave machines and edgers, gang lath mills, 
etc., proves that their efficiency and general value are 
widely appreciated. They are made from selected 
material by skilled workmen, are thoroughly tested in 
every way and give the best of satisfaction under the 
oft-times trying conditions met with in practical every- 
day use. The firm also manufacture castings of all 
kinds and can fill orders at short notice, they operating 
a thoroughly well-equipped foundry, and employing 
experienced help. The foundry is located on Water St., 
as is also the shop, which occupies three floors and a 
basement, each measuring 25x60 feet. Messrs. J. H. & 
E. K. Hopkins make a specialty of iron windlasses for 
vessels, and ship work in general, and their facilities 
enable them to fill orders promptly as well as at 
moderate rates. Both partners are natives of Ellsworth, 
and are far too well known in this vicinity to need ex- 
tended personal mention. They give careful supervision 
to ever}' detail of the business, and spare no pains to 
maintain the high standard established at the beginning. 
Their office is at the store of Messrs. J. H. & E. K. Hop- 
kins, dealers in general merchandise, next door to the 
post office, and estimates on foundry work and anything 
else in their line will cheerfully be made on application. 



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DEALER IX 

PIANOS and ORGANS, VIOLINS, BANJOS, GUITARS, 

Mandolias, Sheet Music, Instruction Boolis, Imported Violin and Banjo Strings, and 

everything in the Music Line. Old instruments taken in exchange for new ones. 

Organs to Rent. Latest improved Sewing Machines for sale and to rent. 

Bepalring done at Short Notice. No. 7 Water St., ELLSWORTH, Me. 

If any of the residents of Ellsworth or vicinity place orders for pianos, organ.s and other musical instruments, 
for musical merchandise or for sewing machines, without first consulting Mr. J. T. Crippen, they are very foolish, to 
say the least, for that gentleman is in a position to quote positively bottom prices on goods of those kinds and his 
facilities are universally known throughout this section, as he has been prominently identified with the music and 
sewing machine business in Ellsworth ever since 186-2, when he began operations as a member of the firm of J. & 
J. T. Crippen, assuming sole control in 1871. During these years he has sold more sewing machines than any 
other man in the county, and to-dav if you wish to buy or rent the latest improved macliines of this kind, you can 
save time, trouble and money by availing yourself of the advantages he offers. The leading makes of pianos, 
organs, violins, banjos, guitars,"mandolins, etc., are also largely dealt in, together with band instruments of every 
description; music boxe=, flageolets, flutes, fifes, ocarinos, and every instrument found in a first class music store. 
Imported violin and banjo strings ; the largest line of sheet music to be found in this section ; instruction books, 
musical folios, also albums of every description and musical merchandise in general. All the above goods will be 
sold on easy terms, or cheap for cash. Old instruments will be taken in exchange for new ones and a liberal allow- 
ance made ifor them. Pianos and organs will be rented at low rates. Repairing is done in a superior manner at 
short notice, employment being given to 2 assistants, and a call or a message sent to Jso. 7 Water street will result 
in. the injured machine or instrument being sent for, repaired and promptly returned at a moderate charge. 




HIGGIXS & DUXiN", Marble and Granite 
Dealers, Corner Pine and Water streets, Ellsworth, Me. 
The cost of marble and granite or of cemetery or build- 
ing work in either of those materials is necessarily con- 
siderable, owing to the difliculty of quarrying, the cost 
of transportation, the cost of skilled labor in cutting, 
etc., and, therefore, it is a serious question where orders 
shall be placed, for not only is there considerable dif- 
ference in the prices quoted by different dealers and 
manufacturers, but there is even more difference in the 
quality of the work produced, some of it being dear at 
any price. Therefore, we feel that we are doing some 
of our readers a genuine service in calling attention to 
the advantages offered by Messrs. Higgins & Dunn, for 
this firm are not only extensive dealers in marble and 
granite, but al^o large manufacturers of cemetery and 
ornamental work, and thej' ofler a great variety of 
tasteful designs, carried out in the highest style of 
workmanship, at very moderate prices. The firm is 
made up of Slessrs. N. H. Higgins and H. W. Dunn, the 
former a native of Mount Desert and the latter of Frank- 
lin, Me. Both have had long and varied experience in 
the bu.siness and both give the enterprise close personal 
supervision and keep the service up to the higliest possi- 
ble standard of efficiency. The works are located at the 
corner of Pine and Water streets, and employment is 
given to three assistants, all orders being assured 
prompt and careful attention. Designs will be shown 



and estimates made on application, and the inducements 
offered are such that no one can afford to place an order 
for anything in this firm's line before giving them a 
chance to figure on it. 



H. GREELY, D. D. S., 



Graduate Philadelphia Dental College, 



No. 36 Main Street, ELLSWORTH, MAINE. 



F. M. GAYNOE & CO., Retail Dealers in 
Choice Family Groceries, Country Produce, Etc., No. 3 
Water street (two doors below post office), Ellsworth, 
Me. Probably one of the best known establishments of 
the kind in this town is that conducted by F. M. Gaynor 
& Co., at No. 3 Water street, for this enterprise was In- 
augurated in 188.5 by Messrs. Gaynor Bros., the present 
firm name having been adopted "in 1889. Messrs. F. M. 
and M. E. Gaynor are natives of Ellsworth. The prem- 
ises utilized comprise one floor and a cellar, each of the 
dimensions of 25x40 feet, and a fine stock is constantly 
on hand to choose from, it being made up of choice fam- 
ily groceries, country produce, etc. The firm give their 
whole attention to the business and they are in a posi- 
tion to assure immediate and courteous attention to 
every caller. They cater to family trade and strive to 
offer a sufficient variety of goods to allow all purses and 
all tastes to be suited, the lowest market rates being 
quoted at all times. This house has built up an exten- 
sive business and has an unsurpassed reputation for sell- 
ing goods strictly on their merits, no misrepresentation 
being practiced under any circumstances. 



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WOOD «< CURTIS, 

• DEALEKS IS 

Doors, CJUindoLUs, Blinds and Gutters, 



58 MAIN STREET, ELLSWORTH, MAINE. 

The modern house, and particularly the modern frame liouse, is practically factory made, about the only hand 
labor connected with its construction being that necessary in order to adjust the various parts and fasten them 
together. Of these parts, none are of more importance than are doors, windows, blinds and gutters, and a firm that 
are prepared to furnish them in quantities to suit, at bottom rates, are in a position to greatly stimulate building 
operations in their vicinity. Therefore the firm of Wood & Curtis may be said to have done excellent service in 
aiding to build up this section since they began operations, in 1884, for they deal in all the articles mentioned, and 
are prepared to meet all honorable competition as regards quality, variety and general excellence of product, low- 
ness of prices and promptness and accuracy in the filling of orders. Large and small commissions are executed 
with equal care and every article is sold under a guarantee that it will prove equal to representations. The doors, 
windows, blinds and gutters supplied by this house are made from thoroughly seasoned stock in a skilf ull and work- 
manlike manner, and grade for grade, will compare favorably with any in the market. The premises utilized are 
located at Xo. 58 Main St., and a large and varied stock is constantly carried. 



C. E. WOODMAN, Wholesale and Retail 
Dealer in Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars, also 
Meats of all kinds, 78 Water" street, Ellsworth, Me. It 
is a pleasure to call favorable attention to the store car- 
ried on bv Mr. C. E. Woodman, at No. 78 Water street, 
for here may be found an exceptionally varied and at- 
tractive stock, here are quoted bottom prices, and here 
one is sure of receiving prompt and courteous attention 
— so that it is not too much to say that this is a model 
establishment of its kind. Business was begun in 1886 
by the present proprietor, who is a native of Searsport, 
Me., and has served in the navy. Mr. Woodman is a 
wholesale and retail dealer in fruits, confectionery, to- 
bacco and cigars, flour and feed, vegetables and meats 
of all kinds, oranges, bananas, lemons, figs, dates, malaga 
grapes, pickled limes, sweet potatoes, peaches and honey 
are also largely dealt in, as are fine feed, middlings, 
shorts, corn and flour, chestnuts, maple sugar, popping 
corn, etc. Fresh, salted and smoked meats are always 
in stock, and the assortment is varied enough to suit all 
tastes and all purses. 



frames, mouldings, brackets, etc., the firm do jig saw- 
ing, planing, matching, mortising, boring and all kinds 
of job work promptly and in a thoroughly accurate and 
satisfactory manner, as well as at moderate rates. Glass 
and putty are quite largely dealt in, and in fact there is 
little in the line of builders' finish and supplies that 
Messrs. E. Bonsey & Son are not prepared to furnish at 
short notice and at low prices. 



E. BONSEY & SON, Manufacturers of and 
Dealers in Doors, Sash .and Blinds, Window Frames, 
Mouldings, Brackets, Glass and Putty, Xewel Posts, Jig 
Sawing, Planing, Water street, Ellsworth, Me. As 
doors, sash and blinds, window frames, mouldings, 
brackets, newel posts, balusters, etc., are largely used in 
the building of every house, it naturally follows that the 
ability to obtain them in any desired quantities at short 
notice and at positively bottom rates, does much to 
lessen the trouble and reduce the expense of building 
operations, and hence there can be no dispute that the 
enterprise carried on by Messrs. E. Bonsey & .'^on has 
done and is doing much to stimulate building, and thus 
promote the growth of Ellsworth and vicinity, for this 
firm are heavy manufacturers of and dealers in all the 
commodities mentioned, and have facilities which enable 
them to fill all orders promptly, accurately and at bot- 
tom prices. Their business was founded in 1874 by 
Messrs. E. & S. D. Bonsey, and in 1878 Mr. E. Bonsey 
became sole proprietor, and so remained until he took 
his son, Mr. W. Bonsey, into partnership, thus forming 
the present firm. A spacious shop, located on Water 
street, is utilized, it being fitted up with an elaborate 
plant of improved machinery run by steam power. Be- 
sides manufacturing doors," sash and blinds, window 



G. W. Mcdonald & CO., Dry and Fancy 
Goods, 10 Main St., Ellsworth, Me. We hear a great deal 
of the vast dry goods houses located in such great trade 
centres as Boston, New York, Chicago and Philadel- 
phia, and unquestionably these enormous establishments 
are wonders in their way, and are to some extent of 
benefit to the public, but "their usefulness is greatly ex- 
aggerated and the public would be much better served 
by a large number of comparatively small stores thau 
by any one of these great overgrown emporiums. Those 
who deal at one of the latter establishments and then 
have dealings with such a store as is carried on by 
Messrs. S. W. McDonald & Co., cannot resist drawing 
comparisons, and we can assure our readers that those 
comparisons are not favorable to the great city house. 
When you visit No. 10 Main St., where Messrs. McDon- 
ald and Co. are located, you are not referred from one 
" department " to another and made to walk about a 
quarter of a mile before you can get whatjyou want; 
you are not obliged to wait five to fifteen minutes to 
have your bundle made up and to get your change, and 
you are not referred from salesman to " floorwalker," 
from floorwalker to head of department, and from him 
to somebody else before you can get a mistake corrected. 
As for the prices, they are just as low as in the big 
store — many of our readers may laugh at that assertion, 
but it is true nevertheless, for the big stores sell no 
lower than their smaller competitors— they may ofter a 
•' leader " at a bargain, but their prices average at least 
as high, if not higher. The fact is, it pays to trade 
with Messrs. S. W. McDonald & Co. and we are glad 
to notice that many persons appreciate it, and encourage 
the firm to continue their good work by liberal patron- 
age. They began operations in 1889, and deal in dry 
and fancy "goods of all kinds, the stock being large and 
varied and including the latest novelties. Ample as- 
sistance is employed, and callers are assured prompt and 
courteous attention. 



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GEO. H. GRANT, 

Fire, Marine, Life and Aeeident Insurance, 



SMITH BUILDING, 51 Main St., ELLSWORTH, Me. 



MT. DESERT BLOCK, Main St., BAR HARBOR, Me. 



The business ooutlucted by Mr. George H. Grant may justly be classed among the most useful and important 
in the city, for the demand for insurance is in these days well nigh universal. Mr. Grant is a native of Bucksport, 
and is well known in insurance, financial and general business circles, having for some j'ears been engaged in the 
banking and insurance business at Bar Harbor, prior to succeeding Mr. Geo. W. Fiske in 1890, who founded the 
agency in 1S77 and which was already widely and favorably known when the present proprietor assumed control, 
and under his energetic and liberal nianagement it has steadily increased in popularity. Mr. Grant represents only 
the best companies, offers lowest rates, prompt and equitable adjustments, and solicits correspondence, feeling con- 
fident that he is in a position to ofter a service unsurpassed for ' security, promptness and economy. With nice 
offices at Ellsworth and Bar Harbor and telephone connection to all principal points, all desired information will 
cheerfully be given on application, callers being always assured of prompt and courteous attention. Equal care is 
shown in the placing of large and small risks, and the following list of companies represented will give some idea 
of the facilities offered .-—The Delaware Insurance Company, of Philadelphia ; Fire Association, of Philadelphia; 
Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania; Orient Insurance Co., Hartford. Conn.; People's Fire Insurance Co., 
of Xew Hampshire; Sun Fire Office, London; Pheuix Insurance Co., New York; Niagara Fire Ins. Co., New York; 
Merchants Ins. Co., Newark. N. J.; Citizens Ins. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; Reliable Ins. Co., Philadelphia; Traders Ins. 
Co., Chicago; Phcenix Assurance Co., Loudon; Mechanics & Traders Ins. Co., New Orleans; Quincy Mutual Ins. 
Co., Quincy, Mass. ; Traders & Mechanics Ins. Co., Lowell, Mass. ; Merchants Marine Ins. Co., Bangor, Me. ; Con- 
necticut Mutual Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn. 



ELLSWORTH STEAM LAUNDRY, Dye 
House and Bath Rooms, L. J. Files, Proprietor, Ells- 
worth, Me. The time has gone by when it was neces- 
sary to apologize for the existence of a public laundry, 
for the public have learned that the "good, old-fash- 
ioned way " of doing laundry work at home is often, 
ike many other " good, old-fashioned " practices, of 
very doubtful wisdom. The saving of money, which is 
popularly supposed to result from doing washing at 
home, is much more apparent than real, for when cost 
of fuel, time, use of soap, etc., is figured up, it will be 
found that the amount is very considerable, while every- 
body knows that a domestic " wash-day " is a very try- 
ing and uncomfortable period. The Ellsworth Steam 
Laundry has done much to remove popular prejudice 
during the ten years or so that it has been carried on, 
and its proprietor, Mr. Louis .1. Files, may well congrat- 
ulate himself on his success in proving that such an es- 
tablishment is a great public benefit. Mr. Files was 
born in this state, and with nearly twenty years' experi- 
ence is thoroughly familiar with the laundry and dyeing 
business in all their branches, and as he gives careful 
supervision to the filling of orders, employs skilled as- 
sistants and possesses the most improved mechanical 
facilities, it is natural that his work should be first-class, 
that mistakes should very seldom occur and that gar- 
ments, curtains and fabrics should be laundered or dved 
without the least injury, at short notice and at moderate 
rates. Spacious premises are utilized, including public 
bathrooms so equipped that a bath in water of any de- 
sired temperature may be obtained, the expense being 
merely nominal. 



J. P. ELDRIDGE, Wholesale andj Retail 
Dealer in Stoves, Tin. Glass, Crockery and Wooden 
Ware, Hot and Cold Water, Piping and Plumbing, 35 
Main street, Ellsworth, Me. The business conducted by 
Mr. J. P. Eldridge was founded some fourteen years 
ago, it having been started in 1S77 by Messrs. Eldridge 
& Perry. In 1879. Mr. J. P. Eldridge became sole pro- 
prietor, and in 1SS3 the firm of .J. P. Eldridge & Co. was 
formed, Mr. Eldridge resuming sole control in 1S85. He 
is a native of Dexter, Me., and has a very large circle of 
friends throughout this portion of the state. He is a 
wliolesale and retail dealer in stoves, tin, glass, crockery 



and wooden ware, pumps, lead pipe, sheet lead, zinc, 
cutlery and plated ware, and is prepared to supply any 
or all of those commodities in quantities to suit at short 
notice and at bottom rates. Mr. PHdridge handles all 
the most efficient cooking and heating stoves, including 
both coal and wood burners, and will furnish and put 
up a stove and guarantee its performance if used in ac- 
cordance with instructions. His store is located at No. 
35 Main Street, and there is ample space for the accom- 
modation of the heavy and varied stock, the premises 
comprising 2 floors and a basement measuring 20x90 
feet. Particular attention is given to hot and cold water 
piping and plumbing, all work of that kind being done 
in a thorough and skillful manner, and orders being 
filled without, delay as employment is given to five com- 
petent assistants. No fancy charges are made, and we 
can confidently guarantee satisfaction to every customer. 



MRS. C. P. TRIPP, Millinery, Etc., 40 Main 
street. Ellsworth, Me. It is the general verdict among 
the ladies of Ellsworth and vicinity, who have examined 
specimens of the work done at the establishment of Mrs. 
C. P. Tripp, that the results here produced are excep- 
tionally satisfactory, and there has been ample time to 
form competent judgments regarding the matter, for 
Mrs. Tripp began operations here in 1887, and her busi- 
ness has since rapidly and steadily developed, it now 
being one of the best known in town. Fine millinery is 
done here, and order work is assured prompt and satis- 
factory attention. All of our lady readers can doubtless 
call to mind instances which have come under their ob- 
servation, where the most costly costumes, made from 
the richest and most fashionable material, utterly failed 
to produce a desirable eftect by reason of the iucompe- 
tencv of those who were entrusted with their making. 
The handsomest and most tasteful fabrics may easily be 
rendered quite unattractive by not being properly made 
and fitted to the wearer, and the advantages to be gained 
by securing the services of a good dressmaker are too 
evident for us to dwell upon the importance of doing so. 
The millinery and dress-making rooms of Mrs. Tripp 
are located on the second flat of ".Joys" building, on 
Main street. This lady is a native of Ellsworth. She 
employs two assistants and guarantees good work and 
satisfactory prices. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ELLSWORTH. 



General Insurance. 

Office in First National Bank Building, ELLSWORTH, Me. 

It is true that tliere is a regular market price for dependable iusurance, the same as there is for any other stand- 
ard commodity, but it is also true that some insurance agencies give greater value for money received than do 
others, this value appearing in the superior promptness and reliability of the service, in the care taken to protect 
the interests of patrons in every legitimate way, and also in the favorable rates at which large and small lines of 
insurance are placed. The firm of Charles A. Allen & Co. have won an enviable reputation as general insurance 
agents since beginning operations in Ellsworth in 1SS8, and this reputation has steadily increased as the patronage, 
and consequently as the operations, of the firm have developed, the demand upon them now being so extensive that 
they have frequent opportunity to prove their ability to execute the most important commissions at short notice 
and to excellent advantage, and also to show that they give prompt and careful attention to even the smallest 
orders. The partners are Messrs. Charles A. Allen and \V. 15. Campbell, both of whom are Maine men by birth, 
Mr. Allen having been born in Sloneham and Mr. Campbell in Eden. The latter gentleman is Registrar of Deeds 
for Hancock County, and both he and Mr. Allen are very generally known in social as well as in business circles. 
'J'he firm have an office in the First National Bank Building, and all desired information relative to insurance mat- 
ters will cheerfully be given on application, in person or by mail. The following partial list of companies repre- 
sented will give some idea of the character of the service offered: National Fire Insurance Co., Hartford; Fireman's 
Fund, Cal.; California, Cal.; American, New York; Liberty Insurance Co., New York; Commercial Union Assur- 
ance Co., London; North British & Mercantile, London; Guardian Assurance Co., Loudon; Lancashire Ins. Co., of 
Manchester, Eng. ; Western Assurance Co., Toronto, Out. In addition to companies enumerated above, represented 
by Messrs. C. A. Allen it Co., there is represented by Mr. Allen the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, 
the largest and most progressive in the world, the assets of which are upwards of $1.50,000,000. 



IRVIXG OSGOOD, Photographer, Duplicates 
at any time. Copying a specialty, also manufacturer of 
Osgood's Patent Snow Plough, 22 Main St., over n. H. 
Eppes & Son, Ellsworth, Me. Mr. Irving Osgood is one 
of the best known of our Ellsworth business men, for he 
has carried on operations here since 1S7.T, and the nature 
of his business and the uniform excellence of his work 
have combined to bring him patronage from all the 
country adjacent, he being a skilful and artistic photo- 
grapher, and making a specialty of copying for which 
he receives many orders by mail, besides those left by 
customers in person. Mr. Osgood's business is thorough- 
ly systemized, and negrtives are carefully preserved, so 
that duplicate photographs can be furnished at any time 
and at very short notice. His charges are very low, 
considering the excellence of the work, and it is "not to 
be wondered at that he does a large proportion of the 
photographic work produced in this section. Spacious 
rooms are occupied at No. 22 Main street, over D. H. 
Eppes & Son, and all necessary apparatus is provided to 
ensure the attainment of the best results. Mr. Osgood 
is the patentee and manufacturer of Osgood's Snow 
Plow, which has received enthusiastic endorsement 
wherever it has been introduced as one of those labor 
and money saving appliances that very soon pay for 
themselves and are more highly thought of the more 
they are used. The plow is made from four to twelve 
feet wide, takes the snow from the inside and is reversi- 
ble, with the draft from the rear end which keeps the 
point down. It rests on two bevelled edge wheels which 
guide the plow and resist the side draft, and it is very 
strongly made, as is indicated by the fact that it has 
been subjected to 1.5 tons of strain in practical use with- 
out being damaged in the least. The Osgood Plow Is 
unquestionably the best ever invented for removing 
snow, slosh or crust from roads and sidewalks, and it is 
because the inventor and manufacturer feels confident 
that the plow needs only to be introduced to be appre- 
ciated and in active demand, that he makes the price 
very low in order to induce cities, villages, etc., to give 
it trial. Correspondence is solicited and communica- 
tions are assured prompt and careful attention. The 
plow lias been used in Bangor three winters and the fol- 
lowing letters show what an impression it has made in 
that city : 



Bangor. Me., March IS, 1SS9. 
Mr. Irving Osgood,— 

D.'ar .Sir: In regard to th" plow I like it very much. It makes a 
great saving for the city. We have quite a number of walks that we 
do not break out during the winter, and in the early spring we shovel 
them out: but with your plow we do not shovel hardly any One day 
last week I put four horses on your plow and plowed out more walks 
in one day than fifty men could shovel: in i)Iaces the snow was three 
feet deep with a crust on top three inches thick and it went to the 
bottom. I had four of the best horses that the city owns on the plow 
and in places they could not go more than si.x feet at a time, and the 
plow stood ihe test all right. Respectfully, 

F. C. BKACKETT, Street Com'r. 

Bangor, Me., Sept., 1890. 
Mr. Irving Osgood. — 

Dear Sir: Another year's trial shows us that your Snow Plow is 
the best one yet. In heavy snow storms it pays for itself every day. 
Five of our best horses plowed, with a heavy crust, (in cuttingwalks) 
more snow than five hundred men could shovel. The opening in 
places was higher than my head. We gave it at times fifteen tons of 
strain with no damage to the plow. It is very satisfactory. 

RespeotfuUy, F. C. BRACKETT, Street Com'r. 



BOSTON CLOTHING STORE, W. R. Par- 
ker, Manager; Ready-Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Gents' 
Furnishings and Neckwear, also Custom Tailoring, Main 
street, Ellsworth, Me. It is said that American ready- 
made clothing is the best in the world, and that Boston 
is the headquarters for the sale of the finest American 
ready-made clothing, so that an establishment called 
the '' Boston Clothing Store " must be capable of ren- 
dering extra good service if it is to deserve its name, 
and such is In fact the case with the Ellsworth establish- 
ment of that name, for stylish, perfect fitting and dura- 
ble clothing may be bought here at positively bottom 
prices. Many of our readers know that already, the 
store having been carried on since Nov., 1S77, but there 
are some new-comers and others who have never given 
this establishment a trial and to such we would say, 
" Call around at once, whether you need any clothing 
Just now or not and see what the place is like, v.hat the 
stock is like and what the prices are like ; you will be 
assured prompt and polite attention, won't be impor- 
tuned to buy, but will be given every opportunity to 
examine the stock and to note how the prices compare 
with those quoted on goods of simihir excellence by 
other dealers." The store is located on Main street, two 
floors, measuring 2ox(10 feet, being occupied, and a very 
heavj- stock carried, it comprising not only clothing but 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ELLSWORTH. 



also hats, caps, gents' furnishings and necliwear; cus- 
tom tailoring in all its branches also done, and guaran- 
teed to tit or money refunded. The very latest fashion- 
able novelties are provided to choose from, and the 
prices are exceptionallj' low on all the goods dealt in. 
The business is under the efficient management of Mr. 
W. R. Parker, who is a native of Bucksport, and is very 
widely known throughout this section. 

The BUREILL NATIONAL BANK of Ells- 
worth, Maine, No. 16 State Street. The success attained 
by the Burrill National Bank has often been referred 
to as " phenomenal," but that reference, although well 
and kindly meant, is singularlj' incorrect, as will be seen 
when we come to consider what ■' phenomenal'" really 
means, for that word has a lixed and definite meaning, 
although it is so loosely used nowadays as to have lost 
much of its force. A phenomenon is an appearance the 
reasons for whose existence are not apparent, and hence 
were the success attained by the Burrill National Bank 
since its incorporation in 1S87 really " phenomenal,"' it 
would be unaccountable, whereas it may readily be ac- 
counted for in spite of its exceptional magnitude ; for a 
bank which Alls a long perceived vacancy, which is the 
continuation under the most favorable auspices of a well- 
established business, and which is backed by prominent 
men in whom the community have implicit confidence, 
may certainly be reasonably expected to attain prompt, 
decided and ever increasing success, and such has been 
and is the case with the Burrill National Bank, which 
was chartered October 24, 1887, and succeeded to the 
control of a private banking business established by Mr. 
Burrill in 1881. Mr. Burrill has been president and Mr. 
James E. Parsons has been cashier of the bank from the 
beginning, and but one change has occurred on the 
board of directors, Mr. Samuel J. Morrison succeeding 
Mr. Bryant Bradley. The present board is constituted 
as follows: Charles C. Burrill, John B. Redman, Henry 
B. Cleaves, James F. Davis, Fred E. Hartshorn, Newell 
B. Coolidge, Samuel J. Morrison. Extended personal 
mention in the case of the above widely known gentlemen 
would be entirely superfluous and we may proceed at 
once to present the report to the comptroller of the cur- 
rency, showing the condition of the bank at the close of 
business February 26, 1801, the report in a condensed 
form being as follows : 

RESOURCES. 

Q. S. Bonds to secure cironlatiou S12.500 00 

Furniture and Fixtures 1.850 00 

Loans and Discounts 171,033.05 

Due from Banks $21 388.69 

Expenses paid I 058 92 

Premiums - 2.718.76 

Five per cent, fund 562 50 

Cash 21.843.05 47 571.92 

J2.'12.954 97 

LIABILIIIES. 

Capital Stocl; $60,000 00 

Surplus 12.500.00 

Profits 8 299.57 $70.790 67 

Circulation 11,240.00 

Dividends unpaid 50.00 

Due Depositors, viz.: 

Banks S 12.860.82 

Individuals 138.004 58 150,865 40 

$232,954.97 

It will be observed that the capital of the bank (|50,- 
000) has been augmented nearly 50 per cent, by surplus 
and profits, the combined sum at the time the above re- 
port was made amounting to .$70, 799. .57. Such an evi- 
dence of conservative and able management tells its own 
story, and we will only add that the large resources and 
special facilities of the bank enable the accounts of indi- 
viduals, tirms, banks and other corporations to be re- 
ceived on the most favorable terms. 



CHAELES C. BUERILL, General Insurauee 
Agent, State street, Ellsworth, Me. The problem 
which confronts the property owner in connection with 
the taking out of policies of insurance is at once simple 
and complex— simple insomuch as it is merely a ques- 
tion of getting the largest possible amount of protec- 
tion at the smallest possible cost, and complex because 
any considerable amount of insurance must be divided 
among many companies; and comprehensive facilities 
are necessary to bring about such division promptly, 
accurately and with due regard to the interests of all 
parties concerned. But even from this point of view 
the problem becomes simple when considered in connec- 
tion with the fticilities controlled by Mr. Charles C. 
Burrill, for during the quarter of a century that that 
gentleman has been engaged in the insurance business 
ha has extended his operations and enlarged and im- 
proved his resources until now it is well within bounds 
to say that his office is the recognized headquarters for 
insurance so far as this section is concerned. It is very 
generally known that Mr. Burrill represents the most 
reliable domestic and foreign companies, that he is pre- 
pared to write lines on all desirable risks at equitable 
rates, that the indemnity oft'ered is unquestionable, and 
the very largest lines are covered promptly, while the 
smallest commissions are assured immediate and care- 
ful attention— and as these facts are matters of common 
knowledge, the exceptional popularity of this agency is 
self-explanatory. Mr. Burrill was born in Corinna, Me., 
has held various important public offices, and is as wide- 
ly known in social as in business circles— which is say- 
ing a good deal, for not only has he been prominent in 
the insurance business for many years, but also .actively 
and successfully engaged in banking enterprises. He is 
president of the Burrill National Bank, also of the First 
National Bank at Bar Harbor, and is treasurer of the 
Hancock County Savings Bank. Mr. Burrill solicits 
correspondence relative to insurance matters, and in this 
connection the following list of companies represented 
will prove of interest : ..Etna Insurance Co. of Hart- 
ford, Conn. ; German American Insurance Co. of New 
York, N. Y. ; Hanover Fire Insurance Co. of New York, 
N. Y. ; Home Insurance Co. of New York, N. Y. ; In- 
surance Co. of North America, of Philadelphia, Pa.; 
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. of Manchester, N. 
H. ; Granite State Fire Insurance Co. of Portsmouth, N. 
H. ; Phojnix Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn. ; Spring- 
field F. and M. Insurance Co. of Springfield, Mass. ; Im- 
perial Fire Insurance Co. of London, Eng. ; Liverpool 
and London and Globe Insurance Co. of London, Eng.; 
Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Portland, Me. ; 
Travelers Life and Accident Insurance Co. of Hartford! 
Conn. Correspondence solicited. 



HANCOCK HOUSE, F. H. Gould, Proprie- 
tor, Ellsworth, Me. A first-class livery connected. It 
seems a pity that some enterprising and prosperous 
cities and many beautiful towns should have such poor 
hotel accommodations, for it is undeniable that the rep- 
utation of a place is largely dependent upon the charac- 
ter of its hotels, and poor hotels are sure to have an in- 
jurious efi'ect upon the community in which they are lo- 
cated. Although Maine, as a state, has hotels which 
will compare favorably with those of any other section, 
still there are some cities and towns which are poorly 
siupplied in this respect, and the residents of Ellsworth, 
therefore, have reason to congratulate themselves that 
their beautiful city is not among the number. The Han- 
cock House is a most admirable hotel, insomuch as it 
aft'ords excellent accommodations in everv respect, and 
yet does not attempt the impossible task of successfully 
imitating the leading hotels in the great cities, which 
are carried on under radically different conditions. 
Hence, the management is enabled to quote much lower 
prices than would be possible were the hotel imitative 



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of iiietiopolitaQ establishments, and yet the service is 
much more satisfactory than any imitation possibly 
could be. The house is very spacious, it containing 00 
rooms, most of which are large, and all of which are 
light, cheerful, well-furnished and thoroughly comfort- 
able. It i? most conveniently located, at the corner of 
Main and Grand .streets, and is well arranged and 
equipped throughout. The present proprietor is Mr. F. 
H. Gould, sou of Mr. George Gould, whom he succeeded 
in 1890, after that gentleman had carried on the hotel 
for about 18 years. Mr. F. H. Gould is a native of Ells- 
worth, and of course is almost universally known in this 
vicinity. He gives close personal attention to the super- 
vision of affairs, sets an excellent table, employs ten 
competent assistants, and spares no pains to provide a 
service equal to the best. There is a first-class livery 
connected with the house, and teams may be obtained at 
very short notice and at uniformly moderate rates. 

C. B. PAETEIDGE, Dealer in Ladies', 
Misses' and Children's Boots and Shoes, Sign of the 
Golden Boot, No. 10 Main street, Ellsworth, Me. There 
are so many things to be considered in the choice of 
boots and shoes, that it is no wonder that many persons 
find it hard to make a selection, for, for general use, a 
shoe should be neat and stylish and yet comfortable, 
strong and durable, and yet not too heavy, smooth-fit- 
ting and yet not tight, — and it is sometimes no easy 
matter to find a shoe combining all these points that Is 
sold at a moderate price. But the task is greatly simpli- 
fied by knowing where too look to find a large and varied 
stock of footwear, and as Mr. C. B. I'artridge constant- 
ly carries such a stock it is an excellent idea to call at 
his store. No. 10 Main street, when you want anything 
in the way of boots, shoes, etc. As he makes a special- 
ty of ladies', misses' and children's footwear, he is pre- 
pared to suit all tastes and all purses and to fit the most 
ditficult feet, his assortment of sizes and widths being 
exceptionally large, and as his goods are obtained from 
the most progressive manufacturers, they comprise the 
ver.y latest shapes and styles and will be found " correct " 
in every respect. Mr. Partridge is a native of Ellsworth 
i>nd began operations in his present business in 1880. 
IIh is uniformly moderate in prices and the " Sign of the 



Golden Boot " is widely known as a store at which ex- 
cellent value is always given for money received. 



HANCOCK COUNTY SAYINGS BANK, 

State street, Ellsworth, Me. Besides the many and im- 
portant direct benefits which spring from the operations 
of savings banks there are many indirect benefits, and 
prominent among these is the service afforded by such 
banks as barometers of business, for it is obvious that 
institutions depending practically entirely upon the sav- 
ings of wage-earners for their funds, must be sensitive 
and correct indicatoi-s of the degree of prosi)erity the 
section in which they are located is enjoying. Pages 
might be written concerning the prosperity that EUs- 
wortli and vicinity have enjoyed during the past four 
years without conveying so adequate an idea of it as is 
embodied in the simple fact that in January, 1887, the 
deposits in the Hancock County Savings Bank amounted 
to $152,018.9.5; in May, 1801, they amounted to $262,- 
275.61— a gain of about $110,000. This bank was incor- 
porated in 1 S73 and has been very ably managed from 
the start; the running expenses having been kept very 
low, the interests of depositors fully protected and their 
money invested as profitably as was consistent with 
that perfect safety which is the first thing to be consid- 
ered in administering the aftairs of a popular savings 
institution. The remarkably heavy increase in deposits 
during the past four years not only indicates that '• times 
are good " hereabouts, but also shows that the residents 
of this section are prudent as well as industrious, and 
have a high regard for the ability and integrity of those 
now identified with the bank's management. It would 
be surprising, indeed, were such not the case, for the 
officers and trustees are active and well known and suc- 
cessful business men. and their success in managing 
their own affairs entitles them to respectful considera- 
tion as managers of the surplus funds of others, while 
the record they have thus far made in that capacity is 
proof positive that the reputation and the future of this 
representative savings institution are safe in their 
hands. The names are as follows: President, James F. 
Davis ; Treasurer, C. C. Burrill ; Trustees, James F. 
Davis, Myrick Avery, N. B. Coolidge, John F. U'hit- 
comb, E. B. Richards. 




BUCKSPORT. 



Bucksport Village is located near the southern line of the townshij) at a point on the 
Penobscot known as the Narrows, where the river banks rise high on both sides of the stream, 
and where, on the west bank of the Penobscot, directly opposite Bucksport, is located Fort Knox 
in an advantageous situation, which gave it absolute command of the river in the days of short 
range cannon and unarmored vessels. Of course the old fort is of no practical use to-day, and yet 
many and much more modern and serviceable fortifications could be much better spared, for Fort 
Knox has a very high "value"' from an artistic if not from a military point of view, and it is to be 
hoi)ed that it will remain long after the advent of the rapidly aiJi^roaching da\s when " men shall 
beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks ; nation shall not lift up 
sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." The streets of the village are very 
regular, ijhenomenally so for a genuine New England town, for even as the streets of old Boston, 
New England's metropolis, are so erratic as to make it very probable that they do in fact (as is 
commonly believed) follow the course of ancient cow jjaths, so throughout New England the 
apparently aimless wanderings of the streets and roads make it evident that either our forefathers 
were not in a hurry to "get there," or else they scorned the axiom which declares that " a 
straight line is the shortest distance between two points." The most enduring monuments are not 
made of stone, and the memory of Stephen Peabody, Esq., an early citizen to whom the regularity 
of BucksiJort's streets is chiefly due, will be much longer i^reserved by this result of his public- 
spirited efforts, than by the most massive granite shaft or the most eulogistic epitaph. As the 
streets and houses rise on a gradual slope from the water, and occui^y a long extent of the ridge 
along the river, the village is, as it were, held up for the inspection of every passer by on the 
great water thoroughfare, and well does it withstand the ordeal of such inspection, with its neat 
buildings, handsome shade trees, well kept grounds, and general air of prosperity, united with 



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that delightful "homeliness," or rather " homelikeness," which distinguishes a village of real 
homes from one of mere snmmer residences, or of the too often nncomfortable barracks of factory 
operatives. As the big " Boston boat " ploughs its foamy way through the Narrows and swings 
about to head for its '.vharf at the village, there is pretty sure to be a subdued chorus of " Ohs " 
and " Ahs " from the passengers assembled on the forward deck ; and, from the gushing maiden 
who pronounces it '' just too awfully sweet for anything," to the travelled (?) youth who says, 




Emery Block and Hall. 



" it reminds one of the Rhine, you know," thei-e is not an observer but what is moved to admira- 
tion. The most conspicuous buildings are those of the East Maine Conference Seminary, as they 
crown the summit of the hill and stand out in bold relief against the sky. This seminary was 
established at Bucksport about forty years ago, or in 1851 ; has made a most excellent record and 
is now in a very prosperous and efficient condition. 

The most noticeable peculiarity of the village, aside from the regularity of its streets, is the fact 
of its being eighteen miles from everywhei-e, or at least it is popularly reputed to be so, as it is 
just about that distance from Bangor, from Ellsworth, from Castine and from Searsport. But it is 
far from being inaccessible, for the transportation facilities are excellent ; communication with 
Bangor being furnished by steamboats and by a railway ; Ellsworth and adjacent towns being 
reached by stage lines, and Searsport, Rockland and all towns and cities along the river, besides 
Bar Harbor and other coast resorts, being reached by steamer. But now that the important sub- 
ject of transportation has been touched upon, it is advisable to do what i)erhaps should have been 
done in the first place — give a formal description of the location and surroundings of the town. 

Bucksport is the most westerly town of Hancock county, and its most northerly town upon 
the Penobscot. The township is irregular in outline, large in size, and is bounded on the north 
by Orrington in Penobscot county ; on the east by Dedham ; on the south by Orland, and on the 
west by the Penobscot River, on the opposite shore of wliich are located Prospect, Frankfort and 
Winterport. Bucksport Village is the terminus of the Bucksport branch of the Maine Central 
Railroad, from Bangor, which is 18>4 miles distant by rail. Other railway stations in town are 
made at Xorth Bucksport, which is very near the Orrington line and is 11 miles from Bangor ; 
at Bucksport Centre, where there is a ferry to Winterport and which is 2]/^ miles from Xorth 
Bucksport; and at Chipman's Crossing, which is very nearly four miles from North Bucksport and 
is about 2^ miles from Bucksport Village. The shortest route to Ellsworth, the shire town of 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BUCKSPORT. 



Ifil 



Hancock County, is by the stage line, a distance of about 18 miles, but Ellsworth may be reached 
by rail if preferred, by changing cars at Penobscot Junction in the town of Brewer and taking the 
Mount Desert branch of the Maine Central. This is decidedly "the longest way round," and 
involves a journey of some ii miles. 

Bucksport is 217 miles from Boston by water, via the Boston and Bangor Steamship Co.'s 
line ; and is 132 miles from Portland by steamer, that city being reached by going to Eockland 
via the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company's line, and there taking the steamers of the Port- 




BucK Memorial Libraey. 



land, Mount Desert'and Machias Steamboat Company ; these boats stopping at Eockland on their 
way to and from several Penobscot Bay ports and the various stopjiing places on Mount Desert 
Island and beyond these along the coast to Machiasport. Hence this line gives access to Mount 
Desert as well as to Portland ; but the most direct route to the famous resorts on Mount Desert 
Island is that of the Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamship Company, the distance fi-om Bucksport to 
Bar Harbor by this line being but 62 miles, while by the Eockland route it is more than twice as 
far, or about 132 miles. The boats of the Bangor and Bar Harbor Company touch about a dozen 
ports between Bangor and Bar Harbor, and afford a delightful and very popular means of com- 
munication during the summer months. The excellent steamboat service enjoyed by Bucksport 
plays an important part in the claims of that town to be given a leading position among the 
summer resorts of the State, although not for the same reason that caused the Eastern man to be 
enthusiastic in his praises of the magnificent railway system of Chicago — because it made it so 
easy to escape from the " Windy City." The visitor at Bucksport feels no desire to leave the 
beautiful town excepticg for the purpose of enjoying a series of steamboat rides, which are un- 
paralleled elsewhere in Xew England, or for the purpose of participating in some of the many sail- 
boat and row-boat excursions which form so agreeable a feature of a summer's outing here. Nor 
are the enjoyable excursions confined to those taken upon the water, on the contrary the oppor- 
tunities at Bucksport for delightful drives and for pedestrian rambles through wood and field are 
so many and so advantageous that one may easily spend a long summer here and still fail to 
exhaust the list of them, to say nothing of attaining that degree of familiarity which is said to 
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162 DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BUCKSPORT. 

breed contempt. One must he callous indeed to the beauties of nature to bold in contempt the 
scenery of this town : and even one who is as blind to scenic beauty as some persons are to colors 
will still find plenty of attractions here, in the shape of good fishing, fine boating and bathing, 
excellent shooting, and other out-door sports. The surface of the township is agreeably diversi- 
fied without being mountainous, and although there ai-e no large ponds or rivers within the town- 
ship it is well watered ; there being a number of small ponds and many little streams. Granite of 
a very good quality may be obtained in some parts of the town and gold has been found here, but 
the supply is hardly equal to the demand aud visitors do not find it necessary to bring an extra 
trunk in order to conveniently carry away the gold they may casually pick up during their 
rambles about the hills : in fact, about the only way to get gold from Bucksport nowadays is in the 
form of potatoes, and these are subject to so heavy a discount during the process of " minting,'' 
or turning them into money, that Bucksport farmers are not obliged to study up means of getting 
rid of their surplus income. Still, this is a good farming town as New England farming towns go, 
the soil being reasonably productive aud the principal crops being hay aud potatoes. Many of the 
farmers make money out of their vegetal)les and other " garden truck "'in an indirect fashion, 
that is, by "taking summer boarders " aud delighting their abused stomachs, accustomed to the 
stale vegetables, aged eggs and doubtful milk of the city, with fresh and toothsome vegetables, 
new born eggs and real cow's milk. This is a good thing for the farmers and a still better thing 
for the boarders, most of whom gain hugely in weight during their stay at Bucksport, and for 
many a month after their return to the city are pleasantly reminded of the good fare and generous 
hospitality of this town by their increased girth, good appetite aud steady nerves. There are 
some good hotels in town, one of which, by the way, bears the unusual but significant title of the 
" Summer aud Winter House," but many of the summer tourists prefer the accommodations 
furnished by private families, and the sociability and intimate companionship possible only under 
such conditions. Mention of Bucksport necessarily includes mentiou of Yerona, for that is 
practically a portion of the town, although it was set off aud incorporated as a separate community 
some 30 years ago. Yerona is an island in the Penobscot and has an area of 5600 acres. It was 
originally known as the island of Lett; afterwards as Orphan Island, on account of its coming into 
the possession of an orphan girl, and afterwards was called Wetmore Isle. The principal industry 
is weir fishing, and during the " run of the salmon "' there are some big hauls made here, and a 
good deal of hard work, not to mention considerable hard swearing, done. Yerona is conuected 
with Bucksport by a bridge 650 feet long, aud its post office aud purchasing centre are at Bucks- 
port Yillage. This is also the purchasing centre for various towns making much greater 
pretensions than does Yerona, for Bucksport Yillage contains very nearly all the stores iu the 
township and can supply about anything and everything at prices that are practically identical 
with Bangor rates, the latter being of course the standard throughout this region. Besides many 
" general stores,'" there are many stores devoted especially to the handling of comparatively few 
commodities, aud the enterijrise and integrity of Bucksport merchants have long excited such 
favorable attention throughout this region as to secure for them a very large share of the local 
trade. The town is really more enterprising and progressive than many towns which are so 
situated as to command a much larger commerce, and there is here noticeable a most refreshing 
absence of that petty jealousy between rival dealers which is so unpleasant a characteristic of some 
"smart'' New England communities. In fact, Bucksport is noted for the sociability of its 
citizens; and the manner in which the more prominent business men " pull together " to advance 
the interests of the town as a whole, might be profitably imitated by the residents of many a town 
where loud i^rotestatious of zeal in the public welfare are made aud endless self-glorification is 
indulged iu. 

The industries of the town are almost exclusively confined to shijj building and its tributary 
enterprises : to lumber manufacturing in its various forms and to carriage making and harness 
making. Agriculture is largely eugaged in, of course, and indeed the larger proportion of the 



DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF BUCKSPORT. 163 

inhabitants derive their principal or entire support from this source. The time was when ship 
building was very extensively carried on here, and Bucksijort built vessels were known the world 
over, but that period has passed away, and the vessels built here nowadays are designed for the 
" coasting trade" or kindred uses. Bucksport boats are widely and very favorably known, and 
boat building is a comparatively flourishing industry here, and there is also considerable done In 
the lines of ship repairing, calking, rigging, pump and block making, sail making, etc. Long and 
short lumber are manufactured at the Village and at Buck's Mills, and doors, sash and blinds are 
also manufactured at Bucksport Village. Tanning is cai'ried on to some extent and there ai'e 
various other industries, perhaps the most promising of which is that of manufacturing ready- 
made clothing for the trade. This has not attained any great prominence here as yet, but it has 
been fairly established, and as the local conditions are very favorable it would seem as if ordinarily 
good management would ensure brilliant success and constant and rapid development. The cost 
of living is low here in comparison with the cost in the larger cities ; the help available is of the 
most intelligent and reliable kind ; the transportation service is fairly good throughout the year 
and could doubtless be greatly improved by organized effort and, in short, there is apparently no 
reason why Bucksport should not compete successfully with such other Maine towns as have gone 
into the ready-made clothing business. For many reasons clothing factories are much more 
desirable than the great shoe factories, which some people seem to consider as equal to so many 
gold mines from a wealth producing point of view, and it is to l)e hoped that a fair trial will be 
given of the possibilities of the clothing business at Bucksport before any shoe factory is estab- 
lished there. 

An old-established and conservatively managed national bank furnishes adequate banking 
facilities to manufacturers, merchants and the general public, and the Bucksport Loan and Build- 
ing Association furnishes what no national or savings bank can so efficiently furnish in the way of 
affording financial assistance to those wishing to build, and of providing a safe and remunerative 
means of investing surplus earnings. Another very noteworthy and highly useful Bucksport 
institution is the Buck Memorial Library, which comprises several thousand volumes and occupies 
a beautiful and commodious building, the history of which is truly refreshing in these days of the 
" breaking ■' of wills on account of the avarice of those who begrudge the money which the wills 
would have go to certain public institutions. The Buck Memorial Library was received through 
the generosity of the late E. P. Buck, Esq., a native of Bucksport, supplemented by the justice 
and conscientiousness of his widow and his daughter, through whom the gift was consummated. It 
was the life-long intention of the generous donor to provide for the erection of such a building 
Ijut business cares prevented the gift during his life and caused its omission from his will, but 
through the action of the two ladies mentioned the money was secured and the beautiful structure 
erected. 

"We have but a few lines left in which to treat of the early historj' of Bucksport, and it is 
probably just as well that such is the case, for the subject is of sufficient interest and imijortance 
to have a large volume devoted to its presentation, and as long as it cannot be given due consider- 
ation it may as well be dismissed in as few words as possible. Bucksport was one of the six 
townships originally granted by the crown to David Marsh, of Haverhill, Mass., and 350 others, 
citizens of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The grant was confirmed in 1764 by the General 
Court of Massachusetts. 

Colonel Jonathan Buck, the father of the town, came here in 1762 with James and William 
Duncan, Richard Emerson and William Chamberlain, and began the surveys and other work 
preparatory to a formal settlement on a large scale, which was made in 1764 by Colonel Buck and 
others from Havei-hill, but the first permanent white settler in town arrived in 1763 in the person 
of Joseph Gross. He was of but little importance to the colony, and for all practical purposes 
Colonel Buck may be regarded as the founder of the settlement, which was incorporated in 1792 



1(34 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 

under the name of Biiekstowu, which was changed to the more euphonious and distinctive name of 
Bucksport in 1S17. The town suffered severely during the Revolution, nearly all the residents 
being driven away and most of the buildings being burned in 1779. The settlement was re-built 
in 1784, and prospered greatly for a while, ship building being begun at a very early date, and 
indeed it is said that the first vessel ever built on the Penobscot was launched here in 1770. The 
British took possession of the town in 1814 and retained it until the close of the war. After peace 
was established Bucksport gained steadily and at the time of the outbreak of the Rebellion had a 
population of about 3,700. A full quota of men, money and supplies was contributed, and the 
town was represented in nearly all the important battles; 367 men were furnished, 66 of whom 
were lost, and their memory is honored by a beautiful monument of Scotch granite. Since the 
war. there has been but little change in the population and valuation of the town, but it is no more 
stagnant than is a clear mountain spring whose waters always remain at the same level, in time of 
drought and time of rain ; and like the spring, Bucksport has resources in itself that make it 
largely independent of the outer world and assures it a reasonable degree of prosperity as long as- 
the industry, intelligence and prudence of its citizens remain at the present standard. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 



E. B. GARDNER, Insurance Agency, 

BUCKSPORT, MAINE. 

MR. E. B. GARDNER carries on an extensive Fire and Marine Insurance business, which was estab- 
lished by him in 1S56. He represents some of the leading companies, and his agency has a most enviable rfipu- 
tation in connection with the equitable adjustment and prompt payment of losses. Both large and small lines of 
insurance can be placed at short notice on the most favorable terms, his facilities being excellent, as is indicated by 
the following list of companies represented : 

u9Etna Insurance Co., Hartford; Phcenix Insurance Co., Hartford ; Hartford Life Insurance Co., Hartford; 
Home Insurance Co., New York; Boston Marine Insurance Co., Boston; and other first class companies. 

E>. JB. OiViei>:iVE^I^ «S5 oo. 

SHIP STORES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, 

PAINTS, OILS, CORDAGE, &C., 

^•.f^-.B^SSHiS: No. 67 Main St., BUCKSPORT, MAINE. 

A more truly representative enterprise than that conducted by Messrs. E. B. Gardner & Co. is not to be found 
in Bucksport. for this was inaugurated 40 years ago and soon attained a leading position, which has been steadily 
held up to the present time, and it may be added that the undertaking was never more prosperous and more strongly 
entrenched in the favor of the public than it now is. It was founded in 1851 by Messrs. Folsom & Gardner, and in 
1SG3 passed under the sole control of Mr. E. B. Gardner; the present firm being formed in ISSS by the admission of 
Mr. \V. H. Gardner, son of the senior partner. The concern utilize spacious and well equipped premises at No. 67 
Main St., and carrj' a heavy stock of Ship Stores, Hardware, Crocker}-, Paints, Oils, Cordage, etc., it being com- 
plete in every department and consisting of goods of standard merit, which are oftered at the lowest market rates. 
Employment is given to two assistants, and orders are at all times assured prompt and careful attention. 



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Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Boards and Planks, Matched Boards, Floor Boards 
and Joice, Gutters, Mouldings, Clapboards, Shingles and Laths. 

AlaSO ASH AND SPt^UCE OAt^S, ETC. 



Ccrner Hin-lss and. :tv:Ia,in. Streets, 



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T. G. AREY & SOX, Dealers in Artists' 
Materials and Painters' Supplies, Caskets and Under- 
takers' Goods, Doors, Sash and Blinds, Pictures and 
Picture Frames, No. 19 Main Street, Bucksport, Maine. 
It is quite impossible to give a really adequate idea of 
the business carried on by Messrs. T. G. Arey & Son, 
within our necessarily limited space, for this repre- 
sentative firm are engaged in several distinct lines of 
business and each of them is extensive and important. 
They deal in artists" materials and painters' supplies ; 
in doors, sash and blinds, clapboards, laths, etc., in 
hardware, builders' supplies, etc., in pictures and picture 
frames ; in caskets, coffins and undertakers' goods, and 
in other commodities of lesser importance. It will read- 
ily be believed that such large and varied business 
interests require the occupancy of extensive premises, 
and those utilized by Messrs. T. G. Arey & Son are 
€xtensive indeed, they including three floors and a base- 
meut at No. 19 Main Street, measuring 25 x 40 feet each; 
one floor and a basement at No. 21, measuring 20 x 35 
feet, together with a very large warehouse used for the 
storage of clapboards, shingles, doors, sash, etc., also for 
plows, harrows, cultivators and otlier farming tools. 
Goods are sold both at wholesale and retail, but the great 
bulk of the business is at retail and special attention is 
given to catering to that class of buyers. An immense 
stock is carried, and as new goods are constantly being 
received it is always fresh and attractive. Bottom prices 
are quoted on all the commodities handled, and it is 
hardly necessary to add that goods furnished b}' this 
representative firm will prove just as represented. It is 
constituted of Messrs. T. G. and H. L. Arey, both of 
whom are natives of Bucksport and are universally 
known in this section of the state. 



GEORGE BLODGET, Manufacturer of 
Roans, Skivers and Fleshers, Pebbles, Colored and 
White Linings. Franklin Street, Bucksport, Maine. 
Although tanning is a simple enough process in theory 
it is far from being simple in practice, for it is impossi- 
ble to carry it on successfully by abiding by certain 
fixed rules, as is the case in many other lines of indus- 
try, for material and conditions vary and long experience 
and good judgment are as necessary as adequate mechan- 
ical facilities to the attainment of uniformlj- satisfactory 
results. Hence there is apt to be a decided difference in 
the product of different tanneries, and the popularity of 
those carried on by Mr. George Blodget is but the 
legitimate consequence of the uniform reliability of the 
work turned out. Mr. Blodget was born in Bucksport, 
served in the army during the Rebellion and founded his 
present business in 1875, since which date it has steadily 
and rapidly developed so that he now operates two tan- 
neries, both in Bucksport and both fitted up with com- 
plete plants of improved machinery. The product 
includes roans, skivers and fleshers, pebbles, colored 
and white linings and is very large in amount, the 
average total output being about 1-500 dozen per week. 
Employment is given to 50 assistants and orders are 
assured prompt and careful attention, at lowest rates. 



E. B. HILL, Dealer in Furniture, Carpets, 
etc., Bucksport, Maine. Many persons believe that 
such goods as furniture and carpets can be bought to so 
much better advantage in the larger cities that the 
expense of visiting one of them will be many times 
repaid by the saving made, even after paying the cost 
of getting the goods brought to their homes, 20, 30 or 
perhaps 100 miles distant. Now, this belief is alto- 
gether ill-founded in nine cases out of ten, for in most 
towns of any importance purchases can be made as 
cheaply as in the cities, and certainly such is the case in 
Bucksport, as will be agreed by all competent.judges who 
will compare the goods and prices of Mr. E. B. Hill with 
those of dealers doing business in cities. And it is 
worth remembering that Mr. Hill depends upon regular 
patronage for success, while the large city dealers cater 
almost entirely to transient trade and hence are not so 
apt to do their best to fully satisfy patrons. Mr. Hill 
was born in .Sullivan, Maine, aud founded his present 
business in 1S85, since which date he has built up a most 
desirable tnade. He utilizes commodious premises 
located on Main Street, carries a large and varied stock 
of furniture, carpets and household goods, including the 
latest novelties, quotes very low prices, sells goods 
strictly on their merits and spares no pains to make 
every customer a permanent one by liberal treatment 
and stricly honorable dealing. 



A. H. GENN, Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Hats 
and Caps, Umbrellas, Sleigh and Carriage Robes, Hal- 
ters, Surcingles, Etc., Main Street, Bucksport, Me. It 
is perfectly safe to say that there is no more skillfully 
chosen stock of the kind in this town or section than 
that offered by Mr. A. II. Genu, at his commodious and 
well equipped store on Main street, and it is not surpris- 
ing that the goods should be excellently adapted to the 
wants of the residents of Bucksport and vicinity, for Mr. 
Genu was born in this town, has carried on his present 
business for more than a quarter of a century, and there- 
fore, should be exceptionally familiar with it and with 
it and with the tastes of those to whom he caters. The 
premises made use of comprise one floor and a basement, 
each measuring 25x(i0 feet, and contain a large and com- 
plete assortment of boots and shoes, hats and caps, um- 
brellas, sleigh and carriage robes, halters, surcingles, 
etc. The productions of reputable manufacturers only 
are included in this stock, and every article, whether of 
fine or of medium grade, is guaranteed to prove just as 
represented in every respect. The assortment is always 
seasonable, and includes the latest fashionable novelties 
as well as styles that have stood the test of time and 
have taken their place among the staples which are 
always in demand. The prices are away down to the 
lowest notch, and as employment is given to two assist- 
ants, prompt and careful attention is assured to every 
caller. Mr. Genu has represented the town in the state 
legislature and is Grand Warden in the state of Maine 
for the New England Order of Protection. 



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EAST MAINE CONFERENCE SEMINARY, 



BUJCKISF'OP^'r, AIA.IIVE. 



FACULTY: 

REV. A. F. CHASE, Ph. D., Principal; Metaphysics and Mathematics. 
AMANDA M. WILSOX, A. M., Preceptress; Latin and Modern Languages. 



AVENDELL P. PARKER, A. B., Greek and Elocution. 
FRED C. BALL, Commercial Department. 
MRS. A. F. CHASE, A. M., English Essays. 
Lt. Col. S. p. LA GROSS, Military Tactics. 
ARCHIE S. HARRIMAX, Assistant in Latin. 
NINA J. SMITH, Librarian. 



EDSON F. HITCHINGS, M. S., Natural Science. 
ADA M. FURXEL, Mus. B., Music. 
ALICE J. D.'iVIS, Assistant in Mathematics. 
ANNIE M. LUCE, Assistant in English. 
LIZZIE D. NASH, Violin. 
E. B. HADDOCKS, Steward. 



This Seminary was founded in 1848, and the work of instruction was begun in 1S51. It is a school of progress 
in plan and execution. The lines of study meet the demands of the times. The different departments cover a 
broad field and invite comparison with those of any other secondary institution. To the usual Academic Courses 
are added the privileges of a first class Commercial College. Superior instruction is given in music. The young 
men have opportunity for military drill. Special attention is given to Elocution, English Essays and study of the 
current topics of the day. The library is large and constantly increasing. The reading room provides nearly one 
hundred papers, magazines and reviews. The ladies and gentlemen maintain four literary societies, which hold 
weekly sessions for debate, essay and criticism, and also conduct, with much credit, a school paper. The Ariel. 

Attention is called to the record of attendance : in 1884, the aggregate attendance was 291 ; in 188.5, 344 ; in 1SS6, 
402 ; in 1S87, 478 ; in 1888, 491 ; in 1SS9, 520 ; in 1890, 516 ; in 1891, 525 ; and the fall term of 1891 has an increase of 
40 students upon the corresponding term of last year. This showing is largely due to the fact that the young peo- 
ple of limited means, in eastern Maine, find at this Seminary first class privileges at a low cost. The expenses, per 
year, at the boarding house are from $120.00 to S141.50; in clubs, from .$78.00 to $100.00; and by self-boarding, the 
expenses are made even less. Such facilities are offered that no young person of perseverance need fail to secure a 
good education. A catalogue, with particulars, will be promptly sent to any address on application to the 
Principal. 



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anything, but in some respects a first-class carriage 
wheel excels both the articles named, for, although con- 
siderably heavier, it is far stronger and is obliged to 
stand much more severe strains when in use. It is no 
wonder that carriage and wagon wheels give out occa- 
sionall}' — the only wonder is that they last as long and 
stand so much as they do,— but all ordinary breaks can 
be so perfectly repaired as to make the wheel just as 
good as new, — that is, by a skillful and well-equippecl 
wheelwright — and as that description fits Mr. Joseph 
Power to a " t," it follows that those wanting wheel- 
wright's work done can feel assured of satisfactory re- 
sults if they place the orders with him. He also does 
carriage ironing. His shop is located on Main street, 
near the steamboat wharf, and is well fitted up for the 
doing of repairing, the making of custom work, etc., so 
that orders can be filled at short notice and at moderate 
rates. Mr. Power uses carefully selected materials and 
gives personal attention to the filling of every order, so 
that entire satisfaction can safely be guaranteed to every 
patron. 



Rev. a. F. Chase, Ph. D. 

Principal East Maine Conference Seminary. 



EMERY ARCADE, EMERY & CO., Dealers 
in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Silverware, Books and 
Stationery, Artists' Materials, Fancy Goods, Toys, 
Crockery ware, etc., Bucksport, Me. It is well within 
bounds to assert that no more attractive stock can be 
found in Bucksport and vicinity than that carried by 
Messrs. Emery it Co., who are located in Emery Ar- 
cade, on the corner of Main and Elm streets, and the at- 
tractiveness of their stock is due not alone to the charac- 
ter of the goods composing it, but also to its great mag- 
nitude and variety, for it is so exceptionally complete 
in every department that it appeals to all tastes and to 
all purses. The firm are dealers in watches, clocks, 
jewelry and silver ware; books and stationery; artists' 
materials, fancy goods, toys, crockery ware, and novel- 
ties of various kinds, and despite the scope of the busi- 
ness tliey quote as low prices on the several articles as 
if they made specialties of them. That may seem an 
extreme statement, but only to those unfamiliar with 
the facts in the ease, for this concern are very close 
buyers. Some of the novelties and articles handled by 
them are unobtainable elsewhere in this vicinity, but on 
these as on other goods they quote the very lowest mar- 
ket rates. Employment is given to four assistants, and 
callers are assured prompt and courteous attention, and 
are also assured having goods represented just as they 
are. The firm is constituted of Messrs. James and 
Rufus H. Emery, both of whom are natives of Belfast, 
Me. 



ALBERT F. PAGE, Druggist, Cor. Main 
and Elm Sts., Bucksport, Me. The question as to where 
one shall obtain drugs and medicines, and especially as 
to where one shall have physicians" prescriptions com- 
pounded, is of real and vital importance, for it is an 
open secret that there are impure drugs on the market; 
it is an undeniable fact that certain drugs and chemicals 
lose a portion of their virtues with the progress of time, 
and it is also a fact that all druggists do not exercise 
equal care and skill in the filling of prescriptions. 
Therefore it is well worth while to take pains to seek 
out a druggist who obtains his supplies from the most 
reputable sources, renews them at frequent intervals, 
and compounds prescriptions carefully and skillfully, 
and many of our readers need not be told that such a 
druggist is Mr. Albert F. Page, doing business at the 
corner of Main and Elm Sts. His store has an area of 
1,200 square feet, and contains a full assortment of 
drugs, medicines and chemicals, so that all prescriptions 
can be filled without delay, and we may add that the 
charges are uniformly moderate. Mr. Page deals also 
in fancy and toilet articles, together with confectionery, 
cigars and tobacco, and fishing tackle of all kinds, in- 
cluding the latest novelties as well as staple goods. 
Bottom prices are quoted, and sufticient assistance is 
employed to insure prompt attention to all. 



JOSEPH POWER, Wheelwright, Main street, 
Bucksport, Me. A well made basket or a carefully con- 
structed barrel is generally considered to attbrd as per- 
fect an example of combined lightness and strength as 



N. T. HILL, Groceries, Provisions, Etc., 
Main Street, Bucksport, Me. An unusually large pro- 
portion of the business enterprises carried on in Bucks- 
port are of long standing, those established ten years 
being quite common, those founded a score of years ago 
being by no means rare, but the age of that conducted 
by Mr. N. T. Hill is exceptionally great, even for Bucks- 
port, it having been established very nearly half a cen- 
tury ago, or in 1S42. We need hardly add that it is 
known to practically every one who is at all acquainted 
with the business enterprises of the town, and that it is 
without doubt the representative Bucksport house in 
the grocery and provision trade. The premises occupied 
are located on Main street and comprise two floors and 
a basement, each measuring 22x.")S feet, they being well 
fitted up and containing a very large and varied stock of 
goods, selected expressly for family trade. Employ- 
ment is given to two assistants, and the service is as 
prompt, painstaking and accommodating as if the house 
had a reputation to make instead of being a leader in its 
special line of business. Mr. N. T Hill, the proprietor, 
is a native of Sullivan, Me., has served three years in the 
" House "and two years in the Senate, and is one of the 
most widely known and highly esteemed business men 
in this section of the state. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 



W. T. TREWORGY, Dealer in Stoves, 
Eanges and Furnaces, Repairing done to order, also 
Pianos and Organs for Sale and to Kent, No. 10 Pine 
St., Near the Tannery, Bucksport, Me. Mr. W. T. 
Treworgy, who is a native of Ellsworth, Me., began 
operations in Bucksport in 1886, and has already built 
up an extensive and desirable trade. We say "built up" 
advisedly, for his success is due, not only to his practice 
of quoting bottom prices on goods of standard merit, but 
also to the enterprise and liberality he shows in attract- 
ing the public to his store, and in adding new depart- 
ments to his business from time to time. For instance, 
he issues a ticket which entitles the holder to a copy of 
the Memorial Life of General Sherman, published at 
$3.50, after having bought $20.00 worth of goods for 
cash, this book being a free gift, as not the slightest 
advance in prices has been made on account of its being 
offered. Mr. Treworgy deals in stoves, ranges and 
furnaces, handling such goods as those produced by the 
Portland Stove Foundry Co., including the " Atlantic " 
wood furnace, the "Globe" range and the "Art 
Sparkle " parlor stove, all of which he furnishes at 
manufacturers' rates. He also deals in stove and 
kitchen furnishings, pumps, lead and sheet iron pipe, 
etc., and does repairing to order at short notice and at 
reasonable rates. Since beginning operations, Mr. 
Treworgy has added to his stock in trade, so that it now 
comprises pictures, frames, confectionery, novelties and 
notions, and he buys and sells second-hand furniture 
and clothing; he also deals in organs and pianos, which 
he sells for cash or on installments; he also has them to 
rent on easy terms, takes up and beats carpets to 
order, and accepts rubber, rags, old metals, bones and 
wood ashes in exchange for goods. His store is located 
at No. 10 Pine St., near the Tannery, and assistance 
enough is employed to ensure prompt and careful 
attention to every caller. 



THE JOHN BUCK STORE, Horace E. Buck, 
Proprietor, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Stoves, Fur- 
naces and Tinware, Cast-iron Sinks, Pumps, Lead Pipe, 
Sheet Lead, Zinc, Kubber Hose, Water Pipe, Plumbing, 
&c., 101 and 103 Main street, Bucksport, Me. The Scrip- 
ture tells us that " a good name is better than riches," 
and so true is that, that in business life as well as in so- 
cial intercourse a " a good name " is of really inesti- 
mable value. The good name won by the business 
carried on by Mr. Horace Buck during the 4.5 years that 
it was conducted by its founder, Mr. John Buck, was so 
thoroughly well deserved, so very widely known and so 
prominent in every way, that it is no wonder that the 
present proprietor perpetuates it by carrying on opera- 
tions under the style of " The John Buck Store," and it 
is no more than simple justice to say that Mr. Horace 
Buck has honestly tried to and has fully succeeded in 
maintaining the reputation of the enterprise since he as- 
sumed control in 1SSI1. He deals extensively in stoves, 
furnaces and ranges, handling the most improved styles 
of coal and of wood burners, and furnishing them at 
manufacturers' rates. Tinware is manufactured and 
dealt in largely, a heavy stock of it being carried, 
together with a full assortment of cast-iron sinks, pumps, 
rubber hose, water pipe and fittings, and plumbers' ma- 
terials, including sheet lead, lead pipe, solder, zinc, etc. 
Employment is given to four competent assistants, and 
orders for plumbing or roofing, for furnishing and put- 
ting up galvanized gutters and conductors, ventilators, 
chimney caps, etc., are assured prompt, skillful and 
careful attention. The premises utilized are located at 
Nos. 101 and 103 Main street, and comprise three floors 
and a basement, each 40 feet square, giving a total floor 
space of about 6,400 square feet. 



BUCKSPORT ELECTRICAL COMPANY, 

Manufacturers of Cross Arms, Cleats and all wood work 
used with Electrical Appliances ; also. Waterman's 
Patent Blocks, Ship and Well Pumps, Plugs, Treenail 
and Ceiling Wedges, Ships' Wheels, Etc.; Turning, 
Planing, Jig and Straight Sawing; Bucksport, Me. No 
more significant proof of the wonderful progress made 
in the practical utilization of electricity within the past 
decade could be wished than that aflorded by the fact 
that ten years ago the question was, " Is tlie electric 
light practical and economical?" while to daj' the ques- 
tion is, " Can we afford to continue to use any other 11- 
luminant but electricity?" That is the question now 
being asked in hundreds of cities and towns, by manu- 
facturers, by merchants, by hotel keepers, by theatrical 
managers, by city councils, by selectmen and by house- 
holders, and in most cases it admits of but one answer — 
no I Since the Bucksport Electrical Company began 
business, a few months ago, the electric light has been 
largely introduced into this town, and it is only a ques- 
tion of time (and not a very long time either) when it 
will supersede all other lights in factories, stores, and 
hotels and halls, and to a great extent in private houses. 
The Company furnish incandescent lamps and use the 
Thomson-Houston Alternating System, the service being 
reliable, safe and economical. They utilize two engines 
of the most improved type, the present capacity of the 
plant being 1,000 lamps, and suflScient power is in re- 
serve to meet all emergencies, one of the engines being 
of 80 and the other of 40 horse power. The electric sta- 
tion is located in the basement of a large and well 
equipped saw, turning and planing mill, utilized by the 
Company in the manufacture of cross arms, cleats, and 
all wood-work used with electrical appliances. They 
are prepared to furnish such articles in quantities to suit 
at short notice and at bottom rates ; and special atten- 
tion should be called to their facilities for making special 
wood-work for the use of electricians to order, for being 
practical electricians as well as wood-workers, the Com- 
pany can fill such orders much more intelligently than 
would otherwise be possible. They also manufacture 
Waterman's patent blocks, ship and well pumps, plugs, 
treenail and ceiling wedges, ships' wheels, etc., and do 
turning, planing, jig and straight sawing to order, 
promptly and at low rates. The Company has a capital 
of $30,000. and was incorporated Jan. 28, 1890. The 
officers and directors include the following well-known 
gentlemen: President, E. H. Gowen; Treasurer and 
Manager, John Post, Ji. ; Superintendent'of Electrician, 
Chas. S. Homer. Directors : E. H. Gowen, John 
Post. Jr., Boston. Mass. ; Otis K. Stewart, Boston, Mass. ; 
Fred S. Palmer, Bangor, Me. 

F. H. GRINDLE, Dealer in Fruit, Confec- 
tionery, Tobacco and Cigars, Canned Goods, Cool Soda, 
Ice Cream, etc., Bucksport, Maine. Mr. F. H. Grindleis 
a native of Orland, Maine, but has carried on business 
in Bucksport for some fifteen years and is one of the 
best-known merchants in town. He utilizes a spacious 
and well fltted-up store and carries a stock that is as 
varied as it is attractive, for it includes fruit, confection- 
er}', tobacco, cigars, canned goods, etc., and is kept 
complete in every department. The assortment is very 
frequently renewed, new goods constantly being re- 
ceived, and as freshness has so much to do with the 
palatableness of such articles as fruits, confectionery, 
etc., it is not surprising that many residents of this 
section should make it a point to buy all their fruit and 
confectionery from Mr. Grindle. He deals also in cool 
soda and ice cream, keeping all the popular flavors in 
stock and furnishing ice cream by the pint, quart or 
gallon as well as by the plate at moderate rates. Em- 
ployment is given to two assistants, and callers may 
depend upon receiving prompt and polite attention at ail 
times. 



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Mereliant Tailor, If DealsF in Foreip H Qomestie Woolens. 



MAIN STREET, 



BUCKSPORT. MAINE. 



There are some persons who are perfectly satisfied with ready-made clothing, and as no one can be more 
than perfectly satisfied it would hardly be advisable for them to have their clothing made to order, but the great 
oiajority find much to object to in ready-made garments and wear them only because they cost less. But it should 
be remembered that the first cost of a thing does not tell the whole story; that garments accurately fitted to the 
figure and carefully made from superior materials will wear longer, keep in shape longer, and look better than 
any ready-made clothing, so that although it is foolish to wear custom clothing while doing rough work, for 
ordinary business and for street and dress wear it is practically as cheap and far handsomer and more satisfactory 
than are ready-made garments. Of course some tailors charge fancy prices, but so do some clothing dealers, and 
certainly the residents of Bucksport and vicinity ought to know by this time that a sure way to get flrst-class cus- 
tom clothing at bottom rates is to place the order with Mr. J. P. Hooper, for, as he has carried on business in town 
for 30 years, his facilities and his methods should be known to all. Mr. Hooper always has a fine assortment of 
foreign and domestic woolens in stock, dealing in them as well as making them up into stylish, durable and per- 
fect-fitting garments. He employs five experienced assistants, and is in a position to fill order 



every detail of the work being carefully and skillfully carried out. 



orders at short notice. 



WAEEEX & HANCOCK, Dealers iu Foreign 
and Domestic Dry Goodsand Carpeticgs, Bucksport, Me. 
Terms Cash. Twenty years is a long time to look 
forward to, but a short time to look back upon, and yet 
the older residents of Bucksport and vicinity doubtless 
find it hard to realize that nearly a score of years have 
slipped away since Messrs. Warren & Hancock began 
■business in this town, but such is the fact, they having 
•begun operations in 1872. The firm is constituted of 
Messrs. Luman Warren and Leander Hancock, the 
former a native of Orland and the latter of Bucksport. 
These gentlemen need no introduction to many of our 
readers, for they are very widely known in business and 
social circles, and are as highly esteemed as they are 
well known. The firm deal in foreign and domestic dry 
goods, carpetings, etc., and carry a very heavy stock, 
the premises utilized comprising 3 fioors and a basement, 
■each measuring 25xG0 feet. Callers are reasonably sure 
to find just what they want at this store, not only be- 
<'ause the stock is so large and varied, but because it is 
very skillfully selected by men of long experience in 
catering to residents of this section. The prices are 
right — Messrs. Warren & Hancock allowing no firm to 
undersell them — and the service is right, too, for em- 
ployment is given to 4 assistants, and prompt and polite 
attention is shown to all. 



E. S. HOMER, Proprietor. Bucksport Steam 
Laundry and Dye House, Opposite Eobinson House, 
Main St., Bucksport, Me. It is an excellent thing to 
have enterprising business men in the community and 
they can undoubtedly do much unaided to promote the 
prosperity of a section, but they must depend upon 
popular support in the long run, and no member of a 
community has anj' right to find fault because of the 
withdrawal of any convenience if he did not do hi? share 
towards maintaining it when it was provided. There is 
no question as to tiie great convenience of a well- 
equipped pulic laundry and dye-house ; there is no 
question of the superior quality of the work turned out 
by the Bucksport Steam Laundry and D3-e-house ; there 
is no question but that the prices average as low as 
those quoted at any establishment of the kind, and 
finally, there is no question but that this establishment 
deserves hearty and continuous support. It was opened 
by Mr. Fred H. Genu, and in 1891 was purchased by 
Mr. E. S. Homer, the present proprietor, who is a native 



of Bucksport and needs no extended personal mention. 
Mr. Homer announced at the beginning that he intended 
to satisfy his patrons as to quality and promptness, and 
that laundry and dye work can be done in Bucksport as 
well as out of town. Both these assertions have proved 
correct, and Mr. Homer's guarantee of satisfaction to 
every customer has been and is justified by the facts. 
The service is very prompt, accurate and efHcient, and 
by leaving word at the laundry (located on Main St., 
opposite the Robinson House) your bundle will be called 
for and delivered twice each week. All lost goods will 
be replaced, and family washings are done at reduced 
rates. All kinds of suits will be cleansed and dyed at 
short notice, and very reasonable prices are quoted in 
this as in other departments of the business. 



COBB BROTHERS, Dealers in Paper Hang- 
ings, Books, Stationer}-, Crockery, etc., No. 09 Main St., 
Bucksport, Me. More than a score of years have 
elapsed since the founding of the business carried on 
by Messrs. Cobb Brothers, and it is not too much to say 
that it has gained in popularity each and every year 
since it was established, for the management has been 
liberal, enterprising and honorable from the beginning, 
and is as progressive to-day as when the undertaking 
was in its infancy. It was "founded in 1869 by Mr. S. A. 
Cobb, who, in 1880, formed a partnership with Mr. C. J. 
Cobb under the existing firm-name, both partners being 
natives of Bucksport, and so universally known here as 
to render extended personal mention unnecessary. The 
firm utilize two floors and a basement, measuring 22xG0 
feet, at No. 69 Main St., and carry a very heavy stock 
made up of paper hangings, books, stationery, toys, 
crockery ware, etc. We wish to call special attention 
to their assortment of wall papers, for it is made up of 
the latest artistic novelties produced by foreign and 
domestic manufacturers, comprises all grades of goods, 
from those adapted to use in upper halls and attics 
to those fitted for use in parlors, reception rooms, etc., 
and is offered at prices as low as the lowest that are 
quoted on fresh, perfect and attractive paper hangings. 
The stock of stationery is also very complete and 
desirable, it including stationery for olBce and general 
business use, and also the latest novelties in paper and 
envelopes for social correspondence. Callers are sure 
of receiving prompt and courteous attention at this 
store ; and we need hardly add that every article is 
guaranteed to prove just as represented. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 



H. W. SMITH, Crayon Artist and Photogra- 
pher, No. 95 Main street, Bucksport, Me. While it is an 
unquestionable fact that wonderful progress has been 
made in photography of late years, and that very artis- 
tic effects are attained by skilled and well equipped 
photographers, it is an equally unquestionable fact that 
first-class crayon portraits are so much more satisfac- 
tory than even excellent photographic portraits that no 
comparison between the two is possible, but unfortu- 
nately the cost of crayon portraits, pure and simple, is 
far beyond the means of any but the rich, the most skill- 
ful artists charging several hundred dollars for a single 
picture. But by a combination of photography and 
crayon work, results which are practically as desirable 
can be attained at a small fraction of the cost of exclu- 
sively crayon portraits — that is, by skilled artists, for it 
must be confessed that many of the photo-crayons 
turned out are such wooden caricatures of the original 
as to be neither useful uor ornamental. By such work 
and by the sharp practice indulged in by unscrupulous 
men. the public have become somewhat prejudiced 
against those advertising to do copying, enlarging and 
finishing in crayon, India ink and water colors, and such 
prejudice is worthy of encouragement so far as it causes 
more discrimination to be used in the placing of orders, 
for only by that means can the public protect them- 
selves against imposition. But it should be remembered 
that there are some who are worthy of every confidence, 
and Bucksport people need not be told that prominent 
among f uch is Mr. H. W. Smith, crayon artist and pho- 
tographer, whose studio is at Xo. 95 Main street, for 
since Mr. Smith began operations in this town, some 
four years ago, he has built up an enviable reputation 
for skill and reliability, and fully demonstrated his abil- 
ity to turn out work equal to the best in every respect. 
Besides practicing photography in all its branches he 
does copying and enlarging to any size, from 8x10 to 
full lite, 20x24 and 22x28, at prices ranging from f4.50 to 
$25.00. He guarantees perfect satisfaction in all grades 
of work, and as he delivers in person all work when 
completed, customers have the important advantage of 
dealing direct with a responsible party from first to last. 
Correspondence is solicited ami will be given immediate 
and careful attention. Mr. Smith is the artist who made 
the views used in the Bucksport history. 



G.O.MITCHELL, D. D. S., Emery Block, 
Elm street, Bucksport, Me. The facility and thorough- 
ness with which dental operations can be performed are 
dependent mainly upon two things — the technical skill 
of the operator and the perfection of the methods and 
instruments which he uses — and, therefore, the training, 
the experience, the mechanical facilities and the record 
of one practicing dentistry are all legitimate subjects 
for popular discussion and information concerning them 
is both pertinent and interesting. One of the best known 
dentists in this section of the state is Dr. G. O. Mitchell, 
occupying rooms on Main street, in Emery block. He 
graduated from the Boston Dental College in 1882, and 
began practice in Bucksport the following year, so that 
some eight years have elapsed since he opened an oftiee 
here, and ample opportunity has thus been given to be- 
come familiar with his methods and his facilities, and 
the fact that his services are in constantly increasing 
demand is a most significant indication of the result of 
such familiarity. Dr. Mitchell utilizes a thoroughly 
fitted up suite of rooms ; operates in accordance with 
the most approved methods, uses the most improved in- 
struments and apparatus, and being skillful, quick and 
gentle is able to do work with a minimum of incon- 
venience to patients. All branches of dentistry, includ- 
ing the extraction, filling and polishing of teeth and the 
making of artificial teeth are successfully undertaken ; 
the charges are uniformly moderate, the work is dura- 
ble as well as neat, and orders assured prompt attention. 



BUCKSPORT NATIONAL BANK, Capital, 
$50,000; Surplus, $10,000. No one thinks of denying 
that, other things being equal, that city or town which 
has the most natural advantages will gain the highest 
degree of prosperity, but many seem to forget that the 
same principle applies to what may be called artificial 
advantages, that is, advantages not of location but con- 
sistingof special facilities for transportation or for engag- 
ing in financial operations. But it is undeniable that many 
a town has been made thriving and busy by the building 
of a railway and the same effect, although of course to a 
much less noticeable degree, is generally brought about 
by the opening of a reliable and energetically managed 
bank in a community which previously had no banking 
facilities of its own, for such an institution is a very 
great convenience, enables business to be carried on to 
much better advantage than before and attracts visitors 
and consequently trade from all the adjacent country. 
The Bucksport National Bank has most certainly been 
a decided benefit to this town and section since its incor- 
poration in 18G5, and it has been of all the more service 
from the fact that the management have never exceeded 
properly conservative limits, but have at all times ad- 
hered closely to legitimate principles and preserved the 
credit of the bank above suspicion. The fact that there 
is a surplus of §10,000 on a capital of $50,000 indicates 
the conservative nature of the policy pursued, and yet 
the management is by no means over-cautious, but fol- 
lows that middle course which is always the best; 
refusing no reasonable accommodation, making no 
exorbitant charges, but carefully drawing the line 
between banking and speculation. The bank was never 
better prepared than now to carry on a general banking 
business to excellent advantage, and its condition re- 
flects the greatest credit on its officers past and present, 
the latter being as follows: President, N. T. Hill, Cash- 
ier, Edward Swazey; Directors, N. T. Hill, T. H. 
Swazey, Parker Spofford, Isaac Partridge, Edward 
Swazey. 



C. C. HOMER & CO., Dealers in Fancy and 
Family Groceries, Flour, Provisions, Meats, Fish, Poul- 
try, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Canned Goods, Stone, Eirthen 
and Wooden Ware; Flour and Teas a Specialty; l.")5 
Main street, Bucksport, Me. It is sometimes difticult 
for the residents of a community to agree as to whether 
a certain enterprise located therein can fairly be called 
representative, but certainly no such difficulty exists in 
the case of the enterprise carried on by Messrs. C. C. 
Homer & Co., at No. 155 Main street, Bucksport, for this 
is of such long, such honorable and such high standing 
that its representative character must be conceded by 
all. It was inaugurated in 1868 by Mr. Zenas Homer, 
and in 1874 the present firm name was adopted, the part- 
ners being Messrs. C. C. and Zenas Homer, both natives 
of this town, and so well known as to render further 
personal mention entirel}' unnecessary. The concern 
deal in fancy and family groceries, flour, provisions, 
meats, fish, poultry, butter, cheese, canned goods, stone, 
earthen and wooden wares — their most prominent 
specialties being flour and teas, a large assortment of 
the most popular brands of both being constantly carried 
and prices being fixed remarkably low, quality consid- 
ered. Another very important specialty during its sea- 
son is Penobscot river salmon, Messrs. C. C. Homer & 
Co. being large shippers of these delicious fish, and hav- 
ing customers as far west as Iowa and as far south as 
Georgia. The fish are very carefully packed, and the 
firm can always fill orders promptly and at moderate 
rates when there are any to be had in the market. Em- 
ployment is given to two assistants, and callers are 
assured prompt attention, orders being delivered any- 
where in the vicinity free of charge. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 



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MRS. A. E. BROWN, The Summer and Win- 
ter Hotel, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Board by Day or 
Week; Terms Reasonable; Emery Hall Block, Bucks- 
port, Me. The '• Summer and Winter Hotel " may seem 
a queer name for a public house, but it is an excellent 
title tor all of that, for it means something— which is 
more than can be said of the names of 09 iiotels out of 
100. It means that the hotel is equally comfortable 
winter and summer — and in these days of " summer re- 
sorts " that is an important fact to know concerning a 
hotel, so many such establishments are kept open dur- 
ing the warm season ouly, while some which are kept 
open are run in winter in a sort of half-dead fashion, 
and are quite unworthy of patronage, no matter how 
pleasant they may be during the summer. But the Sum- 
mer and Winter Hotel is conducted on no such plan. The 
rooms are heated by the Spence system of hot water ; 
the central location of the hotel, in Emery Hall block, 
makes it easy to reach and leave even when the ground 
is covered with snow; and for summer occupancy the 
rooms are equally desirable, being spacious, light, airy 
and quiet. Connected with the hotel is the ■'Summer 
and Winter Cafe," and ladies' and genilemen's board by 
the day or week will be furnished at very reasonable 
rates, considering that every tiling — including food, 
cooking and service -is first-class. At this well-man- 
aged establishment one may have meals at all hours, 
and those whose business or whose inclination is such 
as to make them irregular at meals, will find this service 
particularly satisfactory. The cafe is at No. 106 JIain 
street, and both it and the hotel are carried on by Mrs. 
A. E. Brown, who spares no pains to thoroughlj' satisfy 
every reasonable patron. 



S. C. HOMER & SON, Fine Groceries, Meats 

and Provisions ; Hams Smoked and Cured ; Main street, 
Bucksport, Me. A business which has been carried on 
for a score of years continuously and successfully is 
comparatively rare in this country, where change is the 
rule and stability tne exception, while one which has 
been in existence forty years is so exceptional as to be 
deserving of prominent mention, especially if it be 
strictlv representative in its character, as is the case 
with that carried on under the style of S. C. Homer & 
Son. It was founded by Mr. S. C. Homer in 1852, and 
since 1885 has been under the sole control of his son, 
Mr. John L. Homer, but the old firm name is still used. 
The present proprietor is a native of Bucksport, and, 
being almost universally known in this vicinity, needs 
no extended personal mention here. He gives close at- 
tention to his business, and the higii reputation of the 
enterprise is perfectly secure as long as he remains in 
charge, for he handles dependable goods, quotes bottom 
prices and offers prompt and courteous service to every 
customer, large or small. The store is located on Main 
street, and is well stocked with choice groceries, meats 
and provisions, canned goods, etc. Hams will be 
smoked and cured iu a superior manner at moderate 
rates, and fresh, salted, smoked and corned meats are 
offered for sale at prices as low as the lowest. 



HARADEN & CO., Boots, Shoes, Rnliber 
Goods, Umbrellas and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Middle 
Store, Emery's Block, Bucksport, Me. Where can I get 
the best goods for my money? is the question asked by 
most everyone when about to make a purchase. The 
above named firm have continually on hand a large and 
well selected stock of boots, shoes, rubber goods, um- 
brellas and gents" furnishing goods which they buy for 
cash and are, therefore, able to sell as cheap as the 
cheapest. Mr. O. H. Haraden, the manager, is an active, 
energetic, wide-awake and reliable man, who is always 
glad to show you his stock and sell you if he can. When 



looking for goods in this line, it will pay you to call and 
examine their stock and get prices. Remember the 
place, middle store, Emery's block. Main street. This 
firm mark all goods in plain figures, and are glad to show 
them and sell them, under a guarantee that they will 
prove just as represented. 



S. L. HEY WOOD, Harness Maker, Main 
street, Bucksport, Me. If every horse was alwavs 
steady, if there were no rocks or hollows iu the roads, 
if vehicles didn't break down occasionally, thereby put- 
ting a sudden and severe strain upon horse and harness 
— in short, if everything were lovely and accidents never 
happened, it would be safe and perhaps advisable to use 
cheap, poorly made and unreliable harness, but as every- 
thing is noC lovely, why, the only sensible course is to 
provide for emergencies and avoid danger and expensive 
smash-ups by using harness you can fully trust. 
There is no need of paying fancy prices in order to get 
such harness, for Mr. "S. L. Hey wood will furnish it to 
you at moderate rates, and will make driving or work- 
ing harness to order if desired at -hort notice and at a 
reasonable price. Mr. Ileywood was born in Bucks- 
port, and is well known hereabouts as a skillful work- 
man and one who can be depended upon to carry out 
every agreement and to represent things just as they 
are. His shop is located on Main street and is well 
fitted up, including all facilities necessary for the doing 
of harness repairing iu all its branches. Orders will be 
filled- at very short notice, the work being neatly and 
strongly done and moderate charges being made. This 
business was originally started by P. Heywood in 180G, 
was succeeded by P. E. Heywood, who finally gave 
place to the present firm. Mr. Heywood also carries a 
full line of trunks and bags. 



T. M. NICHOLSON, Wholesale Fish Dealer, 
also Dealer in Oil Clothing, Sailors" Outfits and Vessel 
Supplies, Main Street, Bucksport, Me. It is a familiar 
saying that '' history repeats itself," and it is not un- 
likely that such will be the case as regards Bucksport 
and its fishing interests, for these had a most important 
bearing upon the early development of the town, being 
second only to agriculture from 170.5 to 1800, when the 
ship-building industry became of paramount importance. 
During this period the Penobscot abounded in salmon, 
shad and bass so that Bucksport fisherman did not have 
to go far from home in order to gain a livelUiood; but 
the revival of the fishing industry, which has been 
brought about of comparatively late years, is based 
upon an entirely difterent plan of operations, and re- 
quires much more extensive facilities and greater capi- 
tal ; vessels being fitted out here to engage in deep sea 
fishing on the Grand Banks and elsewhere. Captain T. 
M. Nicholson is the leader in this field of operations, he 
having been prominently irentified with it for 15 years, 
and owning four fine vessels which are so thoroughly 
well found and so efficiently manned that they seldom 
fail to make profitable trips, and it is said that on one 
occasion they brought iu the largest catch ever recived 
in a Maine port. At all events Captain Nicholson is 
popularly called the "Fish King of Bucksport," and he 
does a very large business, disposing of his fish in New 
York. Boston and Bangor. He has a spacious store on 
Main street, Bucksport, where he carries a large and 
complete stock of oil clothing and sailors' and fisher- 
men"s supplies in general; also tobacco, pipes, teas, 
coft'ees, and a full line of vessel supplies. Captain Nich- 
olson handles reliable goods only, quotes the lowest 
market rates and is prepared to fill both large and small 
orders promptly and accurately. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF BUCKSPORT. 



THE RELIABLE GROCERS AND MARKETMEN. 

KiucKSJPORa:^, ME^. Opposite Robinson House. 

the rnSX^oA^uLleii^^e^^^^^^^ i^ is not surprisi.,, perhaps, that 

year out. but as this is the rule, the exeentions are oTonur^^ J^ ■ '""^ .'"S^along in the same old way, year iu and 
Messrs. Fiuson & Brown is cer ah ^ out orthe commo^r/or V^ ? T^^ '"I'* noticable, and the policy followed by 
gressive, oftering a stock comprisiuLll seLonabrSs «^^^^^^ h''''^r' times alert, wide-awake and pr6- 

<iU0ting bottom prices on all the art7cleVdealt in Th^r^tn^^^ i '".^'^^adled liy Grocers and Marketmen, and 
and comprises one floor and a blsen ent f orehout n tbp ri. ^°?'"k °° '^^^''^S^-' "PPOsite the Robinson House, 
and .Spices are prominent features of the stofk as arfa so s,n nTn r'° ^^'^^n^^f'^ use of. Choice Teas, Coffees 
Flour, as well as the highest gratis of Countr; Produce 1nc7,Wf^^ ^""^^'^ '"""^ l^^^'^'S brands of Family 

stituted of Messrs. Le Koy Finson a LtWe of R«n^nr „'nH ^l^ T ^l^^^ ''^^'- ■"?""' ''^'"'^''' etc. The firm is con- 
in the army during the Rebeinorand beclmfafsocfate'd ^^^^^ Rrn™''"' ?«'^-"^', °* ^ucksport. Mr. Finson was 
Palmer. The business has beensteadiirri^-PlnneH ,1.? • "^^ ^'^^\" '" ^^^'' ""'^^^ ^^^y succeeded Mr. .T. W. 
in this vicinity. ^ developed, and is now one of the most extensive and desirable to be found 



THOMAS BULDUC, Confectionery, Cigars 
etc., no Main St., Bucksport, Me. There are some 
stores which are especially popular among the ladies 
and some which are popular among the gentlemen, it 
depending of course, largely upon the nature of the 
goods dealt in, but that located at Xo. 110 Main St., and 
Zli'^^^" by Mr. Thomas Bulduc, is popular aiong 
both ladies and gentlemen, for the former like good 
confectionery and the latter like good cigars and 
tobacco, while both like fruits, nuts, etc., and Mr. 
Bulduc deals in all the articles mentioned, besides others 
of niinor importance. His goods are carefully chosen, 
fresh and attractive, his stock varied enough to suit all 
tastes, and his prices low enough to satisfy even the 
most economically disposed, so the popularity of his 

n.HL'^/«°',°"S'''^ "^^^ deserved. Mr. Bulduc is a 
native of Bucksport, and served in the army during the 
Rebellion. He started his present business in 18S9, and 
by giving It close and skillful attention has built up 
quite an extensive trade. '^ 



GEO M. WARE & CO., Undertaker.s and 
Funeral Directors, and Dealers in Undertakers' Wares, 

M?^\?.'\"^'"^|V^"':-' ^'^'^ "'"^ ^^' Main St., Bucksport 
TnHic K,^ of business is more useful and in fact more 

indispensable than that of the undertaker, and an enter- 

Fo'"tf„'* .• i'?,' "■^'''^'^ ''"^ ''*^e° carried on to the entire 
satisfaction of the community for more than a quarter 
of a century most certainly deserves more than passing 
mention. Such is the record of the business conducted 

Z^r%'\v'°- ^^'l!".'^ ^ '^'°-' '°' ■' ^vas founded by 
Ml. C F. Ware, in ISGo, and has been successfully con- 
tinued ever since In 1.SG6 the firm became Ware & 
Hicks, and in 1888, the present style was adopted, the 

ind Mr 'r'l" ^u^^""- ^'°- ^- "'^'"'^' « "«"^« °f Orrington 
and Mr. C. F. Uare, a native a Hampden. The concern 

nn^r^.f''''*^"* "'"' .f""eral directors, and dealers in 
undertakers wares, including caskets, coffins, robes, 
etc., they being prepared to assume the entire charge of 
mnSVn '"■'"^' furnishing everything necessary, and 
making all arrangements from first to last. Orders are 
assured prompt and careful attention at all times, and 
the charges, both for supplies and personal services 
«t V."c ?r ^■JTnl''J?^?- '^'^'^ premises made use of are 
lJl° i ■ ''"^ ^°' ^i"'" ''•' ""'l ''>"« "^'y spacious, one 
portion being devoted to the accommodation of a fine 
stock of artistic paper hangings, which comprise the 

iradPsX? H^ ^".^ '° ."■''^'^ ^ '"''"Se of patterns and 
grades that all tastes and purses can surely be suited. 



MISS R. B. TROTT, Dealer in Millinery and 
Fancy Goods, 57 Main Street, Bucksport, Me. To say 
that there is no establishment in this section better and 
more favorably known to the ladies than is that located 
at No. o, Main street, of which Miss R. B. Trott is pro- 
prietress, is to state only what is known to be a fact for 
by common consent Miss Trott's establishment has long 
beeri given a leading position in the millinery and fancy 
goods trade, and the most experienced " shoppers " ao-ree 
that the stock carried by her is always attractive and in- 
teresting, and IS not only unsurpassed but in some im- 
portant respects unequalled by any other outside the 
large cities. The assortment includes ribbons, laces 
feathers, flowers, neckties, ruches, trimmed and un- 
trimmed hats and bonnets, ladies' and children's ready- 
made garments, hosiery and novelties, stamping materi- 
als, and many other articles too numerous to mention. 
Miss Trott 13 agent for the domestic paper patterns, and 
can furnish any number desired at publisher's rates. 
Stamping is done to order, plainly and at verv short 
notice: very stylish millinery work is done by competent 
assistants; customers are always received with courtesy 
and goods displayed very attractively. 

R. B. STOYER, Apothecary, a Complete stock 
of Drugs, Patent Medicines. Toilet Goods, Roots, Herbs, 
etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Maine St., 
Bradley Block, next Robinson House, Bucksport. Maine. 
Jt is more than a score of years since Mr. Richard B 
Stover began operations iu Bucksport (of which town he 
13 a native) as an apothecary, and the simple fact that 
he has sold drugs, medicines, and chemicals, and 
compounded physicians' prescriptions for all that time 
without accident or mistake, aflords such positive proof 
of his carefulness in handling and his thorouo-h 
acquaintance with the articles in which he deals tliat 
extended consideration of that most important point is 
quite unnecessary. The premises occupied are in Brad- 
ley Block, next to the Robinson House, and comprise 
one floor and a basement of the dimensions of 20 x .50 
feet, thus affording plenty of room for a heavy stock, 
made up of drugs, medicines and chemicals, roots 
herbs, patent medicines, toilet articles, etc., too-ether 
with cigars and tobacco, confectionery, soda water,"f ruit 
fishing tackle, fancy goods, etc. Low prices are quoted 
in every department of the business, the charges made 
for putting up i)rescriptions being as low as is consistent 
with the use of pure, fresh materials, obtained from the 
most reliable sources. 



INDEX TO NOTICES. 



BANKS. 

Burrill National Bank 157 

Bucksport National Bank 170 

Belfast National Bank 54 

Camden Savings Bank 131 

First National Bank of Wiseasset 119 

Hancock Co. Savings Bank 15S 

Kockland Savings Bank 40 

Kockland National Bank 40 

Thomaston Savings Bank, The 66 

Thomaston National Bank 09 

Wiscasset Savings Bank 119 

BOOT AND SHOE UKALERS. 

Atwick, T. C 142 

Blackington, A. T. it Co 26 

Fernald, Blethen & Co 27 

Francis, F. H. & Co 52 

Genn. A. H 165 

Haradeu & Co 171 

Miller, C. F 143 

Philbrook, E. E 105 

Philbrook, E. V 91 

Partridge, C. B 158 

Redman Brothers 71 

Seavy, Levi 67 

Timm, Fred, (custom,) 59 

Vaughan, 11. W 83 

Wentworth & Co 36 

Wiley, P. & A. C 132 

York, Austin W 91 

BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTUKEKS. 

Critchett, Sibley & Co 50 

Pine Tree State Shoe Co 150 

BLACKSMITHS. 

Bunker Brothers 71 

Copeland, Fred. W 130 

Grady, I. S 53 

Kelleran, E. R 82 

Nute, John 118 

Rollins, Edwin C. 75 

Simmons, B. H 72 

Tyler, Joseph 54 

BAKERS. 

Gunnell, M. H 144 

Hewett, W. T 36 

Hills & Flint 25 

BOTTLERS. 

Hewett, E. L 31 

Mayo & White 53 

BUILDERS' MATERIALS. 

Bonsey, E. <& Son 134 

Wood & Curtis 154 

COAL AND WOOD. IIAV AND STRAW. 

Bird, A. J. & Co 38 

Lennox, Alfred 118 

Prescott, S. P 20 

Young, Gleason SI 



CARRIAGE MANrrACTI'lllCIJS. 

Cumming, F. L. . . . ! 22 

Hall, J. Fred 23 

Northey, D. H 106 

Power, Joseph 167 

Philbrook, Benj 25 

Tobie, A. O. ." 70 

CARl'ENTERS AND BUILDERS. 

Durham & Hall 55 

Knowlton, E. A 22 

Southard, S. N. & Son 133 

Sherman, Glover & Co • .... 39 

CONFKCTIONERY AND CIGARS. 

Grindle, F. H ]68 

Mayo & White 53 

Sidelinger, H. A 102 

Taylor, W. B 118 

Woodman, C. E 154 

CONFECTION KKY MANUFACTURERS. 

Bulduc, Thomas 172 

Childs, Lewis & Co 32 

Johnson & Goff 143 

St. Clair Bros, it Co 35 

CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE 

Bliss, Geo 89 

Clifford, J. L 105 

Masters and Starrett 70 

Richards, W. H. (n and 10 cent goods) .56 

Walsh, E 69 

DENTISTS. 

Bragdon, C. S 152 

Chapman, R. C 105 

Gorham, W. E 117 

Greely, H 153 

Hills, Isaac 55 

Jameson, W. .1 77 

Mitchell, G. 170 

Palmer, M. L 93 

Watrous, E. A 24 

White, W. H 102 

DRUGGISTS. 

Burpee, Fred F 33 

Brown, T. B. & Co "1 

Coakley, W. J 26 

Champuey, A. D 134 

Dana, Miss 8. W 116 

Fletcher, E. C 142 

Johnson, F. E 115 

Kittredge, W. H 2I 

Norcross, W. F .30 

Pendleton, C. H. 21 

Page, Albert F 167 

Robinson, G. I. Drug Co., The 68 

Stover, I{. B 172 

Turner, T. F. & Co. 91 

Wetherbee, A. M 82 



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INDEX. 



DKY AM) F.lNCi (iUODS. 

Aohori), G. W 145 

Burkett, Geo. VV -17 

Chase, Allien D. & Son .ill 

Cook, VV. M 7(i 

Can-, MissS. E 118 

Giillert, M l.il 

Gate.", (has. E 110 

Hilton, Mrs. S. B 121 

llewctt, VV. O. & Co 2.1 

Ilussev, Alvan <& Son .... 101 

K'ittnHige, C. P 2;i 

McDonald, G. VV. & Co 154 

Moiton, C. C ■ 74 

Stariott, 11. A 00 

Studlev I'i: (iould i^l 

Vinal, VV. K 7:i 

Winslow. VV. .S HI 

VVarien A Hancock W.) 

FISH, WHOLKSAI.K ANI> HKTAII-. 

Nicholson, T. M 171 

Chiise, .Stephen & Co 29 

Hill, T. V 120 

rURNITUKE AM> UNDIOKTA K IN<i. 

Arey, T. G. & Son 165 

Burpee, N. A. cfe S. H 26 

Hill, E. B 10.5 

Shaw it Ritterbush 140 

Swan, .1. B 145 

VVvman, S. D. & Son 110 

Ware, Geo. M. <.«c Co 172 

OROCKKIES .\M) I'lJOVIS IONS, 

Alexander it Burgess ... . . .52 

Andrews, T. S 74 

Bird, Almon 30 

Bird, A. .1. A' Co 38 

Budd, .lohn C 115 

Beniier, M. F 93 

Bonney, L. K 100 

Carlcton, C. A 131 

Cobb, Wight it Co. . . • • 28 

Crie, U. Fred it Co 33 

Cullen, M. W 69 

Currie, VV. E. it Son 143 

Creighton, .1. .\. it Co 71 

Cushing, Frank S. . . 72 

Cliirord,.!. F. L 117 

Corlholl, A. P. it Son 133 

Dutch, Alonzo 52 

Ellis it Ginn 35 

Farnsworth, W. V. it Co 142 

Finson it Brown 172 

F.irrand, Spear it Co . . 20 

Flint, II. H 27 

Flint it Stetson 102 

Gaynor, F. M. it Co 153 

GuVdv, II. O. it Co 35 

Guy, Thomas E. & Son 109 

Gay, .I.T 92 

Gay, G. E 105 

Gilpatrick, A. B 107 

Gardner, E. B. it Co 104 

Hill, X. T 107 

Homer, C. C. it Co 170 

Homer, S. C. it Son 171 

Ireland it VVhitney 32 

Knight, .las. M 117 

l.inelien, .1. S 70 

Lailer, A. H 109 

McGrath, .lohn H 23 

Mcsser, It. W 25 

McCnrda, Abiel lOS 

IJoosen. Tlieodore 22 



Kobbins, E 52 

Stevens, B. F 30 

Sargent, C. H 57 

Shaw, Henry B 70 

'I'aylor, I!. H. T lis 

Trowbridge. Everett 92 

Wiley Bros. • 144 

White it Case 34 

Webber, II. B. . • 36 

Woodward, C. E 102 

nUOCEIilES AND PKOVISIO.NS (tVliiih'Siile . 

Bird, .lohn, Co 

< Obb, Wight it Co 

Itockland Beef Co 

Studley, 1'. M 

Thorndike it Hix 



21 
2S 
28 
71 
30 

29 
28 
OS 
94 
94 
71 
08 
OS 
82 
30 
08 
08 
70 
28 
20 



OKNKK.\I. STOltKS. 

Achorn, G. W. & Co 1 

Burgess G. L . ] 

Burgess, O'Brien it Co 

Burnlieimer, .John 

Bnrnheimer, W, T 

Creighton, .). A. & Co 

Ilaggett. .1. W ... 1 

Harris, .1. S 1 

Hallowell, Geo. F 

Luce, VV. A 1 

Mulligan, M. H. it Co 1 

Mulligan. J. E. it Co 1 

Masters it Starrett 

Shepherd. S. E. it H. 1 1 

Young, Silas L 1 

HOTELS AND ltE.ST.4r I!.\ NTS. 

Arlington House 59 

Brown, A. E. Mrs 171 

Carleton House 132 

Cunningham, W. C 58 

Ellis, C. A .55 

Hancock House 157 

Ilillon House 110 

Knox Hotel 77 

Myrtle House 34 

Maine Hotel 104 

Magnolia House 143 

Perkins, Mrs. E. L 34 

Kiverside Hotel 93 

Thorndike, The 38 

Williams, .lohn 33 

Windsor Hotel 53 

Warren Hotel 83 

H.\ltl)W.\I!E. ETC. 

Bailey, Geo. O. A Son 51 

Burgess, Albert C 54 

Crie, 11. H. it Co 32 

Dana, F. T 120 

HAItNESS, ETC. 

Farrington, Erastus SI 

lleywood, S. L 171 

Tlutchins, Harvey Pi 106 

Knox Harness Store 09 

Nash, Gardner. 1 92 

.Simpson it Staples 31 

Stevens it Erskiue .53 

Turner, A. G 103 

ICE COMr.VNIES. 

llockland Ice Co 20 

Kockport Ice Co l.'il 

IXSIIK.VNCE. 

Allen, Chas. A. it Co 1.56 

Butler, E. A 22 



INDEX. 



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BiiiTill, Chas. C 157 

Cofhrau, Baker & Vvo>s 24 

C^iirr, 'I'liomas A 7.'J 

Faningtoii, Everett 90 

Grant, Geo. II loo 

Gardner, E. B 104 

l.aiscell .t Ayer 29 

I'attee ,Iamos oC 

I'attorsoii, Siuli 119 

Taylor, I!. II. I' US 

Taibol, N. T. i<: Son 141 

.IKWELKHS .\M) OI'TICIANS. 

Hunips. E. I! 75 

Child, \V. N ini 

llolbrook, Sol 12(1 

Ilobinson. E. F 151 

Williamson, J. B 141 

Young, E. 11 145 

LIVKIiV fSTABI.K.S. 

Ames, G. A 20 

Berry Bros. & Co 40 

Burgess & Bowers 131 

Catlauil, \V. I. 70 

Corthell, \V. O l:« 

Metcalf, William 101 

Norton, B. O 57 

I'errv, W. E 141 

Weeks, Geo. H 107 

LIME MANUFACTUKEKS. 

Bird, .\lmon 3G 

Bird, .\. .1. c<:- Co ;iS 

Burgess, O'Brien & Co (i8 

Burgess, G. F 129 

Carleton, Norwood & Co. . . 132 

Gushing, J. 0.& Co (lO 

Creighton, .1. A. <feCo 71 

Carleton. (JraavilleE 127 

Farrand, Spear & Co 20 

Gurdy, II. O. & Co 35 

Hurley, W. V 37 

Messer, R. W 25 

Shepherd, S. E. & H. L 128 

White & Case 34 

LA I! N DRIES. 

Bradbury, E. E 57 

Ellsworth Steam Tiaundry, L. .F. Files 155 

Eureka Laundry, P. L. Toniliiison 109 

Homer, E. S 109 

Rockport Home Laundry, W. R. Hill 133 

Tyler, J. D 70 

I.riHBKi; DEAI.EKS. 

Clipper Mills Co 94 

Durliani & Hall 55 

Hall, Austin 109 

Overloek, James 73 

.Sherman, Glover & Co 39 

St. Clair, M. K. &Co 143 

\Vinslow Mills 88 

Walter, \V. K 94 

Young, Gleason 81 

MILLINERY AM> FANt'V (iOOUS. 

Barrett, Mrs. Llna A l.")! 

Gay, Miss Clara S 91 

Geiithner, Mrs. S. E 90 

lloyt, Mrs. D. E 34 

Hilion. .Vraee A 120 

Maciirda, Caroline M 116 

Reilly-Sulliyan, Mrs. J. C 23 

Tripp, Mrs. C. P .• . . 155 

Trott, K. B.. Miss 172 

Willoughby, .1. S ;iO 



MARRLK AM> (JRANITK. 

Aehorn Bros ]30 

BodwoU Granite Co 19 

Bryant & Cobb Marble Works 31 

Burton & Williams 75 

Fornald A; .Mudgett 58 

Glidden, .1.1*.. gs ^ 

Iliggins & I»unn 1.53/ 

Mari-h, F. 1). & Sons 109 

Wood, Mark it Sou i;ij 

ftlAMFACTrHKRS. 

Barstow, ('. M. (heading maehines) 1 

Belfast Machine & Foundry Co 

Blodgott, Geo. { tnunery) . " 1 

Boyd, James \'. (iron and brass founder) 

Bueksport Fleet rieal Co 1 

Coyel. F. W. (sleigh trimmings) 

Day & Morse (maehiuery) 

Hopkins, .1. II. it E. K. (eastings) 1 

Luce & Magune (canned goods) 1 

Soule, ('. .S. (wool carding) 

Trussell, O. S. (machinist 1 

'I'orrey, J. (i. it Son (ship trimmings) 

Thompson, Selvyyn (ciothing) 

Woodward, A. K. (edge tools) 1 



41 
48 
05 
00 
08 
28 
35 
52 
29 
92 
29 
33 
54 
2 

MISCKLLANEOIIS. 

Achorn, Frank (grist mill ) i)2 

Barker, Miss Vinnee (dressmaker) 110 

Clark, Mrs. W. 1'. (hairdresser) 27 

Dana Sarsaparilla Co 49 

East Maine ContereTiee Seminary 1G7 

F'airfield, 11. V. (magnetic physician) 28 

Lawry, Lottie E. (typewriter'and stenographer) . . 22 

Longiey, .lohn (rigger) 30 

I'ayson, F. \V. (carriages) 142 

Rockland ( ommcrcial College 39 

Shaw, E. M. (cabinet maker) 24 

'i'hombs, J. B. (junk) 09 

NEWS DEALERS ANI> STATIONERS. 

Bliss, Geo 89 

Cobb Bros 109 

Dunbar, K. W. 102 

Rockland News Co 37 

PAINTERS ANO DECORATORS. 

Emery, C. B 30 

Follausbee, W. W 24 

T.,ear, W. A 58 

I'erry, AValter T 130 

l»utn"am, H. W 74 

Sandford, S. D. & Son 145 

Spear, Ba/illa H. & Co 133 

Stover, Chas. B 55 

Tibbetts, (;. M 23 

Wentworth, G. F 145 

PIANOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 

Crippen, .1. T 153 

Duubar, E.W 102 

Leach, E. F 31 

Mears & Pitcher (also manufacturers) 50 

Pitcher, E. S 51 

Smith, Albert 25 

pii<>T<)«ii!.\Piii;i;>. 

Hall, W. I -,1 

I>aue, W. V 140 

Morse, Levi 09 

Osgood, Irving 150 

Osgood, Z. B 107 

Smith, H. W 170 

Smith, W. A 35 

Wade, Frances A 29 

Wright, Edw. N 93 



176 



INDEX. 



P1,UMB£R$, GAS AND STEAM FITTERS. 

Shea, Arthur 38 

Wight, James 21 

SHIP ANU BOAT BUILDEKS. 

Carleton, Norwood & Co 132 

'Dunn & Elliot 08 

Eel?, John II 127 

Loring, J. B 39 

Page, CO 1G5 

Kockport Steam Mill Co. . . 133 

Snow, I. L. & Co 37 

Southard, S. N. & Son 132 

Washburn Bros. & Co 72 

SAIL AND .%WNING MAKERS 

Libby, D. H 58 

Lord, Newton S 59 

Lane & Jones 118 

Mugridge, S. T 26 

Mugridge, G. W 29 

Tibbetts, W. F 27 

STOVES AND RANGES. 

Bowers. J. W 144 

Buck, John Store 168 

Crockett, Jona 33 

Drake, Geo. W 32 

Eldridge, J. P 155 

Hinckley & Webber 76 

Knight, Chas. P 117 

Merrill, F. J 103 



Pinkhara, Elisha no 

Kichards Brothers 89 

Treworgy, W. T 168 

T.AILORS AND CLOTHIERS. 

Andrews, G. O 75 

Boston Clothing Sto.e 156 

Dodge, W. W 104 

Fernald, Blethen & Co 27 

Fowler, J. N., Jr 144 

Gregory, J. F. & Son 20 

Gates, <;ha3. E 116 

Head, O. S 93 

Hooper. J. P 169 

Lord, H. L 51 

Levensaler, W. H. & Co 87 

Mass. Clothing Co 34 

Nicholson & Gentner 57 

O'Connell, Chas 54 

Patterson, L). 38 

Richards, M. M. & Co 89 

Rowe, G. W 90 

Shea, P. H 1.52 

Singhi & Hunt 142 

UPHOLSTERERS AND PAPER HANGERS. 

Blake, CM 27 

Thomas, Bartlett J 72 

VARIETY STORES. 

Babbidge, Mrs. F. W 30 

Burnheimer, Joseph 94 



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